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English word

reform

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UK /rɪˈfɔːm/US /rɪˈfɔːrm/
noun

change that is made to a social system, an organization, etc. in order to improve or correct it

verb

to improve a system, an organization, a law, etc. by making changes to it

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Secretary-General Moon also orchestrated reforms of the U.N.'s peacekeeping work, strengthened its humanitarian efforts, and introduced measures to increase transparency and efficiency.

Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023)

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They usually cover process reforms, such as lean manufacturing and Kaizen.

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Sometimes the right thing to do is to throw out the old schools of thought in the name of progress and reform.

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