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interventionism

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in⋅ter⋅ven⋅tion⋅ism

  [in-ter-ven-shuh-niz-uhm]
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–noun
the policy or doctrine of intervening, esp. government interference in the affairs of another state or in domestic economic affairs.
Origin:
1920–25; intervention + -ism

Related forms:
in⋅ter⋅ven⋅tion⋅ist, noun, adjective
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in·ter·ven·tion·ism   (ĭn'tər-věn'shə-nĭz'əm)   
n.  The policy or practice of intervening, especially:
a. The policy of intervening in the affairs of another sovereign state.
in'ter·ven'tion·ist n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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