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interventionism
[ in-ter-ven-shuh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- the policy or doctrine of intervening, especially government interference in the affairs of another state or in domestic economic affairs.
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Other Words From
- inter·vention·ist noun adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of interventionism1
First recorded in 1920–25; intervention + -ism
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Example Sentences
Among Republicans, this disappointment has translated into what looks like a renewed fondness for interventionism.
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In recent Republican congressional primaries, the rank-and-file has voted “no” to reflexive interventionism.
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They are upset about the interventionism and they fall along the lines of Ron Paul or Rand Paul.
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At the New Republic, John Judis argues that the left has forgotten its history of interventionism in the name of justice.
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Interventionism is inherently more about whole religious people.
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