interventionism

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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

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
Against this backdrop, an end to Russia’s military interventionism abroad and a long-term normalization of Russia’s relations with the United States could be suicidal for Putin’s regime.

— aleksandar matovski, Washington Post, "Trump claims he wants closer ties with Russia. Here are 3 reasons that won’t fly.," 16 May 2017
Which is to say: Eight years after Barack Obama won the Democratic nomination on the strength of his caution about knee-jerk-liberal interventionism, most elected Democrats remained credulous toward that creed.

— eric levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "Progressives Need a New Foreign Policy Vision. This Democratic Senator Says He Has One.," 7 May 2017
To their domestic neoconservatism, Mr. Podhoretz brought an emphasis on strong foreign policy and military interventionism.

— john leland, New York Times, "Norman Podhoretz Still Picks Fights and Drops Names," 17 Mar. 2017
Abrams is a prominent neoconservative, a supporter of the Iraq war and robust American interventionism.

— albert r. hunt, The Denver Post, "Trump’s speech to Congress is his chance to tell us what he really wants," 27 Feb. 2017
Mr. Hadley, who might also be considered for defense secretary, pushed Mr. Bush to undertake the troop surge in Iraq and is closely identified with the military interventionism of that administration.

— mark landler, New York Times, "Trump’s Hires Will Set Course of His Presidency," 12 Nov. 2016

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First Known Use of interventionism

1923