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• n  a disputant who advocates reform
• s  favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

• Inside the forced shutdown of Iran's most popular reformist paper, Shargh.
• Jittery after recent reformist wins, Iran's hard-liners shut down the country's liberal press.
• A poster displays reformist candidate Fatemeh Karroubi, who is running in Iran's parliamentary elections.

• reformer
• crusader
• social reformer
• meliorist
• progressive
• reform-minded

News & Articles

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• Iran Reformist: Give New President Rowhani Time
  Iranian reformist urges supporters of new president to have patience as Rowhani takes over        
  June 20, 2013 - ABC News
• Iranian reformist urges supporters of new president to have patience as Rowhani takes over
  TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's key reformist is urging supporters of the country's newly elected president to have patience as Hasan Rowhani takes the helm and tackles the country's sanctions-battered economy and tensions with the West.
  June 20, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
• Iran reformist: Give new President Rowhani time - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports
  TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's key reformist is urging supporters of the country's newly elected president to have patience as Hasan Rowhani takes the helm and tackles the country's sanctions-battered economy and tensions with the West.
  June 20, 2013 - Quincy Herald-Whig

Quotes

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• Gilles Duceppe in 940 News
  It shows the real nature of Stephen Harper,Duceppe said. "It's a contempt of Parliament...... this is a control freak, the old Reformist Stephen Harper is reappearing, the real nature of Stephen Harper is clear now."
• Majid Ansari in Raw Story
  Reformist opponents assume they can block the path of people's understanding but people are wise enough to judge these actions,prominent Khatami ally Majid Ansari said, referring to the website blockages.
• Fatima Zahra in Guardian Unlimited
  I voted for the reformist group, and I hope its message is clear,said Fatemeh Kermani, a 27-year-old teacher.