interventionism
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7.6
- noun
- /ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənɪzəm/
:
intervencionismo
- But whether this interventionism was greater than that of the Soviet Union is still debated.
- military interventionism
- U.S. interventionism
Examples
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Today, overt U.S. interventionism is less frequent and more subtle.
Academic text (2010) -
Said alluded strongly to the entrenchment of the idea of interventionism in the minds of the American foreign policy elite.
Academic text (2004) -
And the two sides would also come together over a new doctrine of enlightened interventionism in Africa.
Academic text (2003) -
In 1967, with decolonization and new member nations, interventionism became central.
Academic text (2008) -
Bill Clinton comes to the presidency sympathetic to the new interventionism.
Academic text (1993) -
The reluctant U.S. interventionism of the 1990s made no headway against this implacable enemy.
Academic text (2002) -
In a nutshell, we are faced once again with the faults of interventionism being blamed on the free market.
Blog text (10) -
The symbolic significance of military involvement in domestic affairs should not be underestimated, especially where a tradition of military interventionism exists.
Academic text (1993) -
The military's adoption of multiple domestic assignments in a country with a tradition of military interventionism poses risks to civilian control.
Academic text (1993) -
The government adopted a new policy of interventionism to support struggling nations in crisis.
Synonyms
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A policy in which a country takes control of other countries, often by taking land or using force
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Control of one country by people from another country who live there and take its resources for profit
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7.5
A policy by a country to gain more land or power
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9.9
A powerful country that uses money, trade or political power to control poorer countries
Antonyms
- Literature
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7.7
A country's choice to avoid political and economic contact with other countries
How Interventionist
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- Literature
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7.7
- Formal
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7.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
interventionism = intervention (transparent) = intervention + ism
The meaning 'policy of intervening in other countries' is a direct application of 'intervention' plus '-ism' to denote a policy/doctrine, so the formation is clear.
Etymology
Interventionism comes from the parts inter- meaning 'between' and venire meaning 'to come', just like the verb intervene which means 'to come between'. So when used about foreign affairs, interventionism describes a country 'coming between' events in other nations to try to influence them, sometimes by political or military action.