Meliorist — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a disputant who advocates reform

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɛlɪɹˌɪst/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɛliəɹˌɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɛliəɹˌɪst/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɛlɪɹˌɪst/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reformist crusader social reformer reformer

Word Forms

reform	verb	make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
reformist	adjective	favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
reformism	noun	a doctrine of reform
crusade	verb	exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
meliorism	noun	the belief that the world can be made better by human effort

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

mélioriste

un contestataire qui prône la réforme

🇪🇸Spanish

meliorista

un litigante que aboga por la reforma

🇮🇹Italian

migliorista

un contendente che sostiene la riforma

🇵🇹Portuguese

meliorista

um disputante que defende a reforma

🇷🇺Russian

мелиорист

спорщик, выступающий за реформу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मेलिओरिस्ट

एक विवादित व्यक्ति जो सुधार की वकालत करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

মেলিওরিস্ট

একজন বিবাদকারী যিনি সংস্কারের পক্ষে

🇮🇳Tamil

மெலியோரிஸ்ட்

சீர்திருத்தத்தை ஆதரிக்கும் ஒரு சர்ச்சைக்குரியவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మెలియోరిస్ట్

సంస్కరణను సమర్థించే వివాదాస్పద వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मेलिओरिस्ट

एक वादग्रस्त जो सुधारणेचा पुरस्कार करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેલિયોરિસ્ટ

એક વિવાદી જે સુધારાની હિમાયત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೆಲಿಯೊರಿಸ್ಟ್

ಸುಧಾರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸುವ ವಿವಾದಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെലിയോറിസ്റ്റ്

പരിഷ്കരണത്തിന് വേണ്ടി വാദിക്കുന്ന ഒരു തർക്കക്കാരൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੇਲਿਓਰਿਸਟ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਵਾਦਕਰਤਾ ਜੋ ਸੁਧਾਰ ਦੀ ਵਕਾਲਤ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

میلورسٹ

ایک تنازعہ کرنے والا جو اصلاحات کی وکالت کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

改良论者

主张改革的争论者

🇯🇵Japanese

メリオリスト

改革を主張する論客

🇰🇷Korean

멜리오주의자

개혁을 주장하는 논쟁자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người theo chủ nghĩa cải lương

một người tranh chấp ủng hộ cải cách

🇹🇭Thai

นักประพันธ์เพลง

ผู้โต้แย้งที่สนับสนุนการปฏิรูป

🇮🇩Indonesian

ahli meliorist

seorang pihak yang berselisih yang menganjurkan reformasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محسن

مناضل يدعو إلى الإصلاح

🇮🇷Persian

خوش اخلاق

مخالفی که طرفدار اصلاحات است

🇹🇷Turkish

iyileştirmeci

reformu savunan bir tartışmacı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מליוריסט

מחלוקת שדוגל ברפורמה

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