interventionism

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noun

The political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.

Opposite
noninterventionism
OriginFrench interventionnisme →
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Meanings

nouninterventionism (countable and uncountable, plural interventionisms)

plural interventionisms

  1. countableuncountablegovernmentThe political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.

    Antonyms: noninterventionism

  2. countableuncountablemedicineThe medical practice of trying to prolong someone's life.
  3. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe idea that a person develops cognition through explicit instruction by others, and not merely by being nurtured and allowed to develop individually.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.

Opposite
noninterventionism
Also see
intrusiveness

Origin

  1. Frenchinterventionnisme
  2. Englishinterventionism

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

More words from French

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan intervencionisme
  • intervencionismepolitical practice
Chinese Mandarin 干涉主義
  • 干涉主義 (gānshèzhǔyì)political practice
Czech intervencionismus
  • intervencionismuspolitical practice
Danish interventionisme
  • interventionismepolitical practice
Dutch interventionisme
  • interventionismepolitical practice
French interventionnisme
  • interventionnismepolitical practice
German Interventionismus
  • Interventionismuspolitical practice
Italian interventismo, intervenzionismo
  • interventismopolitical practice
  • intervenzionismopolitical practice
Polish interwencjonizm
  • interwencjonizmpolitical practice
Portuguese intervencionismo
  • intervencionismopolitical practice
Romanian intervenționism
  • intervenționismpolitical practice
Spanish intervencionismo
  • intervencionismopolitical practice
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interventionism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interventionism.

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