pseudoreform

noun

pseudoreform

noun

Etymology From pseudo- + reform.

1

Supposed reform that does not bring about significant change.

  • 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.1981, Social Research, volume 48, page 154:

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