interventionism

noun in·ter·ven·tion·ism \ ˌin-tər-ˈven(t)-shə-ˌni-zəm \

Definition of interventionism

: the theory or practice of intervening; specifically : governmental interference in economic affairs at home or in political affairs of another country

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interventionist

play \ˌin-tər-ˈvench-nist, -ˈven(t)-shə-nist\ noun or adjective

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Examples of interventionism in a Sentence

a proponent of aggressive economic interventionism

Recent Examples of interventionism from the Web

There has long been an ideological rift between Steve Bannon's America Firsters, who advocate ultra (ethno-)nationalism and non-interventionism, and the traditional foreign policy types.

— jack holmes, Esquire, "6 Disturbing Takeaways from a New Report About Trump's Place in the World," 2 Jan. 2018
Declassified files are never going to be a point of pride for America, whose vast catalog of twentieth century interventionism ranges from manufactured coups to exploding cigars.

— krithika varagur, New Republic, "Will Trump Bungle Obama’s Declassification Diplomacy?," 2 Nov. 2017
May is seeking to reinforce the Tories as the party of business by contrasting her approach to the state interventionism on display at Labour’s annual conference in Brighton this week.

— alex morales, Bloomberg.com, "May Defends U.K. Economic Model in Olive Branch to Business," 27 Sep. 2017
Then came Donald Trump, who campaigned on an America First platform and railed against American interventionism and NATO.

— sophie pinkham, New Republic, "Understanding Russia’s War Stories," 26 Sep. 2017
The problem is that interventionism isn’t personal.

— noah berlatsky, Slate Magazine, "We Need a War Tax," 24 Apr. 2017
Some conservative globalists believe that America’s popular culture and its hip, cool, and insidious corporatism, while in some cases regrettable, are obviating the need for military interventionism and costly defense spending.

— victor davis hanson, National Review, "Is There Still a Conservative Foreign Policy?," 15 Aug. 2017
Pat Buchanan led a revival of conservative anti-interventionism.

— peter beinart, The Atlantic, "Tucker Carlson Is Doing Something Extraordinary," 13 July 2017
While Uber and Lyft will likely pour substantial incentives into the city to regain market share, Austin’s deep independent streak could make the taint of the companies’ interventionism hard to shake.

— david z. morris, Fortune, "Uber and Lyft Will Be Back in Austin on Monday," 28 May 2017

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First Known Use of interventionism

1923