On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Reformism. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as doctrine or philosophy and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Reformism in a sentence
Reformism meaning
Any of several movements that promote reform
Synonyms of Reformism
Using Reformism
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of several movements that promote reform
- Useful related words include: doctrine, philosophy, philosophical system, school of thought.
- In the example corpus, reformism often appears in combinations such as: reformism and, in reformism, and reformism.
Context around Reformism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Reformism
- In this selection, "reformism" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, democratic, covert, towards and rosa stand out and add context to how "reformism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ambiguous between reformism and revolution and for advocating reformism and failing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "reformism" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with reformism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We cannot blur the differences between revolution and reformism. (9 words)
Reformism is generally associated with social democracy and gradualist democratic socialism. (11 words)
The main trick is to equate socialism either with bureaucratic-totalitarian Stalinism or social-democratic reformism. (16 words)
By watching such movements play out, and in many cases by directly participating in them, illusions in reformism are rapidly being erased amongst a growing layer of workers and youth. (30 words)
While the degree of reproach toward rival perspectives varies, all are dismissed for advocating reformism and failing to recognise the pre-eminent revolutionary role of the working class. (28 words)
The group is ambiguous between reformism and revolution, leaving it up to each party to decide on the manner they deem best suited to achieve these aims. (27 words)
Revolutionary socialists quickly targeted reformism: Rosa Luxemburg condemned Bernstein's Evolutionary Socialism in her 1900 essay Reform or Revolution? (19 words)
Example sentences (12)
By watching such movements play out, and in many cases by directly participating in them, illusions in reformism are rapidly being erased amongst a growing layer of workers and youth.
There is a flowering of the weaknesses and reformism of some leaders which had remained permanently hidden during the hard battles of the early years.
The main trick is to equate socialism either with bureaucratic-totalitarian Stalinism or social-democratic reformism.
Trotsky explained that betrayal is inherent in reformism, and this is a glaring example of where the lack of a socialist goal takes the movement.
We cannot blur the differences between revolution and reformism.
Gramsci referred to the views of these trade unionists as "vulgar economism", which he equated to covert reformism and even liberalism.
In the 1830s, at the height of the Chartist movement, there was a general tendency towards reformism in the United Kingdom.
Reformism is generally associated with social democracy and gradualist democratic socialism.
Revolutionary socialists quickly targeted reformism: Rosa Luxemburg condemned Bernstein's Evolutionary Socialism in her 1900 essay Reform or Revolution?
Some Democratic socialists support social democracy as a temporary measure to reform the current system, while others reject reformism in favour of more revolutionary methods.
The group is ambiguous between reformism and revolution, leaving it up to each party to decide on the manner they deem best suited to achieve these aims.
While the degree of reproach toward rival perspectives varies, all are dismissed for advocating reformism and failing to recognise the pre-eminent revolutionary role of the working class.
Common combinations with reformism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- reformism and 4×
- in reformism 2×
- and reformism 2×
- reformism in 2×