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reform movement collocation in English

meanings of reform and movement

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with movement. reformnoun [C or U]uk /rɪˈfɔːm/us /rɪˈfɔːrm/ an improvement, especially in a person's behaviour or in the structure ... See more at reformmovementnounuk /ˈmuːv.mənt/us /ˈmuːv.mənt/ a change ... See more at movement

(Definition of reform and movement from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. This led to the emergence of a reform movement. From the Cambridge English Corpus Then he became a central figure in the reform movement that challenged corrupt union bosses. From the Cambridge English Corpus The victory was a highly significant moment in the penal reform movement. From the Cambridge English Corpus The parliamentary context remains crucial in any explanation of the unity of the reform movement. From the Cambridge English Corpus Some may have anticipated winning more votes by supporting the reform movement. From the Cambridge English Corpus Most notably, they had not been active participants in the reform movement before 1993. From the Cambridge English Corpus As a result, oil production declined, and funding for the reform movement was in doubt. From the Cambridge English Corpus The dominant factor explaining defections was participation in the reform movement. From the Cambridge English Corpus The first challenge in any revolution or reform movement lies in building consensus about the need for change. From the Cambridge English Corpus They thought that a duty on colonial corn was imperative in order to attract farmers to the tariff reform movement. From the Cambridge English Corpus Not only did the administrative reform movement preempt increases in monitoring resources, it also cut into existent resources. From the Cambridge English Corpus The controversy surrounding forgery in the period 1818-21 had a galvanizing effect on the penal reform movement. From the Cambridge English Corpus The legal hermeneutics of the reform movement is intellectually less daring but, arguably, politically more courageous and socially more consequential. From the Cambridge English Corpus That is a strength of the electoral reform movement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyway, the reform movement in due course establishes itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In a last attempt to move beyond the bureaucratic divisions the reform movement sought new allies in state and city governments. From the Cambridge English Corpus The human relations reform movement, from which factory music sprang, was not simply about creating new techniques of power to increase efficiency and profits. From the Cambridge English Corpus I argue that the war gave birth to a concerted reform movement which succeeded in bringing about fundamental changes to health care policy. From the Cambridge English Corpus Each time reformers have been crushed, however, the reform movement has regrouped and the political debate has resurfaced after a period of legislative dormancy. From the Cambridge English Corpus How far has he isolated, to his own cost, the more balanced democratic reform movement? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been a member and vice-president of the electoral reform movement for many years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been in the van of the reform movement, and we shall remain there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He joined reform movement in the 1830s. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The land reform movement was split. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I would also stress that the guidelines presented by the rapporteur are part of a major reform movement. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of reform Go to the definition of movement See other collocations with movement {{#randomImageQuizHook.filename}} {{#randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} Test your vocabulary with our fun image quizzes Try a quiz now {{/randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} {{^randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} {{/randomImageQuizHook.isQuiz}} {{/randomImageQuizHook.filename}}

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• Definition of reform
• Definition of movement
• Examples of reform movement
• Other collocations with movement