interventionism
noun
in·ter·ven·tion·ism
ˌin-tər-ˈven(t)-shə-ˌni-zəm 
: the theory or practice of intervening
specifically
: governmental interference in economic affairs at home or in political affairs of another country
Examples of interventionism in a Sentence
a proponent of aggressive economic interventionism
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This backward-spooling collapse into strongman interventionism is the result of Congress’s baseline failure to shield its own constitutional powers.
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Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Carter’s reckoning with Soviet interventionism spurred a late-term military buildup, too—a policy Brzezinski had consistently pushed as a means to counterbalance the Soviet Union, and a contribution Luce acknowledges but underemphasizes.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
The theme of liberal interventionism which had been painstakingly established is shrugged off as no problem.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
In the days following the U.S. strikes in Iran, President Donald Trump has threatened to depose Iran’s leader and institute a regime change, igniting debates over interventionism and resurfacing memories of the last time America helped topple a government in decades ago.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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Chris Lehmann, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Carter’s reckoning with Soviet interventionism spurred a late-term military buildup, too—a policy Brzezinski had consistently pushed as a means to counterbalance the Soviet Union, and a contribution Luce acknowledges but underemphasizes.
—Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
The theme of liberal interventionism which had been painstakingly established is shrugged off as no problem.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 July 2025
In the days following the U.S. strikes in Iran, President Donald Trump has threatened to depose Iran’s leader and institute a regime change, igniting debates over interventionism and resurfacing memories of the last time America helped topple a government in decades ago.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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“Interventionism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interventionism. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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