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interventionism

[in-ter-ven-shuh-niz-uhm]

in·ter·ven·tion·ism

[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.

Origin:
1920–25; intervention + -ism

in·ter·ven·tion·ist, noun, adjective
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Interventionism has a plethora of syllables.
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given to using long words.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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interventionist (ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃənɪst)
 
adj
1.  of, relating to, or advocating intervention, esp in the affairs of a foreign country
 
n
2.  an interventionist person or state
 
inter'ventionism
 
n

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