interposition

Examples

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• They shock every sentiment of humanity and justice and call for the interposition of the strong arm of the government to protect the rights and lives of our recently enfranchised fellow citizens.

  Blog text (6)

• "Or not, but in any case, the interposition of the United States in country Y is, in their formulation, a greater evil than any that could result from problem X.

  Blog text (13)

• I would not, however, seek to win that argument by the interposition of the state. II.

  Academic text (1997)

• The interposition of this veil of money between the real asset and the wealth owner is a specially marked characteristic of the modern world.

  Blog text (1)

• The interposition of a court in conflicts of this scale will most probably turn out to be unable to contain them (pp. 261-262).

  Academic text (2018)

• If possible, multinationals should structure their multinational trading in such a manner as to avoid the interposition of an American parent and to avoid indirect or direct American control of entities that are trading with Cuba.

  Academic text (1994)

• Furthermore, the states' rights doctrines of Nullification and Interposition, articulated by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, respectively, are based on the compact theory.

  Blog text (33)

• The view that all past editions are acceptable because they occurred does not fit very well with the position that some approaches are objectionable because they constitute interpositions between history and readers.

  Academic text (1996)

• During the negotiation, the manager's interposition was crucial to reaching an agreement.

• The interposition of the tall building created a shadow over the park in the afternoon.

Synonyms

P

placement

vsinterposition

62 3.5

Putting or arranging things in a particular place

emphasizes being located between others rather than simple arranging

S

set

vsinterposition

23 3.4

The act of placing something in a particular position

refers specifically to being placed between other items rather than arranged

P

positioning

vsinterposition

14 3.7

Putting something in a particular place to make it work or look better

narrows this to placement specifically between other things

I

intervention

vsinterposition

2 5.3

An action of coming between people or things to change what happens

is about being placed between others or the state of that placement

E

emplacement

vsinterposition

1 8.0

Putting something in a particular place for a specific purpose

is about sitting between others rather than purpose or readiness

I

interspersion

vsinterposition

9.7

Placing different things among others so they are spread out

focuses on being between others rather than regular spacing

I

interspersal

vsinterposition

8.6

Putting things like jokes or pictures between other material at different points

describes being placed between others rather than the interval pattern

Antonyms

R

removal

106 2.0

Taking something or someone away from a place

How Intrusive

interference

183 4.1

intervention

2 5.3

interposition

1 8.6

insertion

15 4.2

placement

62 3.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology