interventionist

in·ter·ven·tion·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in-ter-ven-shuh-niz-uh m]
- /ˌɪn tərˈvɛn ʃəˌnɪz əm/
- /ˌɪn.təˈven.ʃən.ɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-ter-ven-shuh-niz-uh m]
- /ˌɪn tərˈvɛn ʃəˌnɪz əm/

Definitions of interventionist word

noun interventionist the policy or doctrine of intervening, especially government interference in the affairs of another state or in domestic economic affairs. 1
noun interventionist Favoring intervention, especially by a government in its domestic economy or by one country in the affairs of another. 1
adjective interventionist pro-involvement in foreign affairs 1
noun interventionist sb pro-involvement in foreign affairs 1
adjective interventionist Interventionist policies are policies which show an organization's desire to become involved in a problem or a crisis which does not concern it directly. 0
adjective interventionist An interventionist is someone who supports interventionist policies. 0

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Origin of interventionist

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; intervention + -ism

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Parts of speech for Interventionist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

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exclamation

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interventionist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for interventionist

adjective interventionist

expansionist — Of or pertaining to expansionism.
bossy — If you describe someone as bossy, you mean that they enjoy telling people what to do.
colonialist — Colonialist means relating to colonialism.

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