Opposed to reform or change; advocating against efforts to improve or alter systems, practices, or institutions.
From anti- + reform (from Latin reformare, to form again). Political term describing resistance to change movements.
Antireform movements often present themselves as 'conservative' to sound reasonable, but historically antireform forces opposed abolishing slavery, expanding voting rights, and environmental protections—making 'antireform' a loaded political label.
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