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interventionist

interventionist

2 7.6
A person who supports government action in other countries
  • noun
  • /ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənɪst/
translation icon : intervencionista
  • Nine district employees (i.e., interventionists) taught one small Fusion group each.
  • new interventionists
  • other interventionists

Examples

  • At each local demonstration site, federal funds could be used to recruit, train, and employ qualified interventionists in reading, mathematics, and behavior.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The United Nations is simply incapable of playing the role that the new interventionists demand of it.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Four school psychology graduate students served as the interventionists for the study.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Interventionists were included in the study based on time and schedule availability.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The new interventionists seek to end civil wars and stop governments from abusing the rights of their peoples.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Mendle is optimistic that the writing program will help the group, though she considers herself "more of a theorist than interventionist."

    Academic text (2012)
  • In the first 8 weeks, interventionists read aloud high-interest trade books using dialogic reading techniques (e.g., Lonigan & Whitehurst, 1998).

    Academic text (2014)
  • Many voters view the candidate as an interventionist because of his plans to intervene in foreign conflicts.

  • As an interventionist, she believes government action is necessary to address social inequalities.

  • The interventionist approach of the diplomat focused on stabilizing the region through direct engagement.

Synonyms

intervener
vsinterventionist
  • UK
1 6.0

A person or group who becomes involved to help stop a conflict and solve a dispute

supports or plans active involvement rather than directly entering to resolve disputes

Antonyms

84 3.4

A person who watches an event but does not take part

A person who does not want to get involved in other countries' problems

How Interventionist

imperialist
10 7.8
hawk
45 7.4
interventionist
2 7.6
isolationist
  • Literature
8 7.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

interventionist = intervention (transparent) = inter + vent + ion + ist

The word 'interventionist' is clearly derived from 'intervention' with the suffix '-ist' indicating a person involved in or advocating for intervention.

Etymology

The word interventionist comes from intervene (from inter- 'between' + venire 'to come') and -ist 'one who'. So an interventionist in politics is a person who supports stepping into other people's or countries' affairs to try to change the outcome.