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interventionism

interventionism noun: the political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.

Noun

interventionism (countable and uncountable, plural interventionisms)

  1. The political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.
  2. The medical practice of trying to prolong someone's life.
  3. The idea that a person develops cognition through explicit instruction by others, and not merely by being nurtured and allowed to develop individually.

Antonyms of interventionism

Forms of interventionism

pluralinterventionisms

Origin of interventionism

From French interventionnisme. By surface analysis, intervention + -ism.

Words formed from interventionism

  • economic interventionism

Questions about interventionism

What does interventionism mean?
Interventionism means the political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.
What part of speech is interventionism?
Interventionism is a noun.
What is the plural of interventionism?
The plural of interventionism is interventionisms.

Words near interventionism in the dictionary

  1. interventionable
  2. interventional
  3. interventionalist
  4. interventionalists
  5. interventionally
  6. interventionism
  7. interventionisms
  8. interventionist
  9. interventionistic
  10. interventionistically
  11. interventionists

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