pseudoreform

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English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ reform.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pseudoreform (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoreforms)

  1. Supposed reform that does not bring about significant change.
    • 1981, Social Research, volume 48, page 154:
      Many reforms are actually pseudoreforms; the state prosecutes those among its own personnel guilty of wanton brutality and violence without addressing the structural roots of this type of behavior.