Reform means beneficial change, or sometimes, more specifically, reversion to a pure original state.

Reform is generally distinguished from revolution. A revolution (from the Latin revolutio, "a turnaround" is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively The latter means basic or radical change; whereas reform may be no more than fine tuning, or at most redressing serious wrongs without altering the fundamentals of the system. Reform seeks to improve the system as it stands, never to overthrow it wholesale.

During the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, for example, the New Jersey Plan would have reformed the existing constitution, the Articles of Confederation. The Philadelphia Convention (now also known as the Constitutional Convention, the Federal Convention, or the " Grand Convention at Philadelphia The New Jersey Plan (also known as the Small State Plan or Paterson Plan) was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government proposed The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, also the Articles of Confederation was the governing Constitution of the alliance of thirteen independent and By contrast, the Virginia Plan proposed to completely rewrite the nation's fundamental charter, and create a new constitution. The Virginia Plan (also known as the Randolph Plan, after its sponsor or Large-State Plan) was a proposal by Virginia delegates drafted by Virginia's more revolutionary approach prevailed and resulted in the U. S. Constitution.

Likewise today, many reforms are proposed in the United States Congress which aim to improve the system. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses For example, campaign finance reform would modify the way elections in the United States are financed, but would not change the basic nature of the offices at stake. Campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in Politics, primarily in Political Rotation in office or term limits would, by contrast, be more revolutionary, in altering basic political connections between incumbents and constituents. Rotation in office, or term limits dates back to the American Revolution and prior to that to the democracies and republics of antiquity See also Rotation in office A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office ^[1]

A note about grammar: when used to describe something which is physically formed again, such as re-casting it in a mold/mould, or a band that gets back together, the proper term is re-form (with a hyphen), not "reform". Grammar is the field of Linguistics that covers the Rules governing the use of any given natural language. Casting is a manufacturing process by which a liquid material is (usually poured into a mold which Molding is the process of Manufacturing by shaping pliable raw material using a rigid frame or model called a pattern. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. A hyphen ( -) is a Punctuation mark It is used for both Words to join and to separate Syllables It is often confused with the dashes

Reform can refer to:

In politics:

• Reform movement, a generic term for various social and political movements
  • Reform Movement (disambiguation), a list of specific organizations known as the Reform Movement
• Non-reformist Reform, reform which is attentive to immediate social needs and at the same time moves toward further gains, and eventually, wholesale transformation
• Reform Party, a list of parties calling themselves the Reform Party or variants thereof
• Reform Act, a common name for electoral-reform bills in the United Kingdom; they are usually differentiated by their year
• Reform (think tank), a think-tank in the United Kingdom that promotes deregulation, competition in UK public services, and a low-tax economy
• Reforming Movement, a French centrist political group created in 1972
• La Reforma, a period of liberal reforms in Mexico after 1855

In religion:

• Islamic Reform or Islamic Renewal. Reform Movement redirects here For specific organizations by that name see Reform Movement (disambiguation A reform movement is a kind Reform which is attentive to immediate social needs and at the same time moves toward further gains and eventually wholesale transformation In the United Kingdom, Reform Act is a generic term used for legislation concerning electoral matters Reform is a London, United Kingdom based free-market Think tank whose mission is to set out a better way to deliver public services and economic prosperity The Reforming Movement was a French centrist political group created in 1972 by the alliance between the Radical Party led by Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber and La Reforma (The Reform was a period halfway through the 19th century in the History of Mexico that was characterized by liberal reforms and the transformation SeeTajdid. Tajdid (تجديد is the Arabic word for renewal. In Islamic context Tajdid refers to the revival of Islam in order to purify and reform society to Also see Mujadid, an Islamic Reformer or an Islamic Renewer. A Mujaddid (مجدد in Islamic tradition refers to a person who Muslims believe is sent by God in the first half of every century of the Islamic
• Protestant Reformation
  • Reform (Anglican), an evangelical organisation within the Anglican Church
  • Wesleyan Reform Union, an independent group of Methodists in the United Kingdom
• Catholic Reformation or Counter-Reformation
• Reform Judaism, a major denomination of Judaism with principles influenced by the Enlightenment

In chemistry:

• Catalytic reforming, a process that converts the hydrocarbons in various oil refinery naphthas into higher octane hydrocarbons for use as components of gasoline
• Steam reforming, also called hydrogen reforming or catalytic oxidation, a method of producing hydrogen from hydrocarbons

In geography:

• Reform, a town in western Alabama

See also

• Reformation (disambiguation)

The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time Reform is an evangelical organization within Anglicanism, active in the Church of England and the Church of Ireland. The Wesleyan Reform Union is an Independent Methodist Connexion based in the United Kingdom. The Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation denotes the period of Catholic revival from the pontificate of Pope Pius IV in 1560 to the close of the The Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation denotes the period of Catholic revival from the pontificate of Pope Pius IV in 1560 to the close of the Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently subjected to vandalism and the insertion of personal opinions Catalytic reforming is a chemical process used to convert Petroleum refinery Naphthas typically having low octane ratings, into high-octane liquid products Steam reforming (SR hydrogen reforming or catalytic oxidation, is a method of producing Hydrogen from Hydrocarbons. Reform is a city in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 1978

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