Acting to prevent or hinder reform; opposing the process of improvement or change to institutions.
From antireform + -ing (present participle). Describes active resistance to reform initiatives.
Antireforming policies like restricting voting access are often justified with claims about 'integrity' or 'tradition,' which is how language obscures that these policies maintain existing power structures by making change harder.
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