Pseudoreform

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Supposed reform that does not bring about significant change. countable, uncountable

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From pseudo- + reform.

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