interventionism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.
  2. The medical practice of trying to prolong someone's life.
  3. The idea that a person develops cognition through explicit instruction by others, and not merely by being nurtured and allowed to develop individually.

Word forms

interventionism interventionisms

Etymology

From French interventionnisme. By surface analysis, intervention + -ism.

Related words

Derived words

economic interventionism
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