intervention
[in-ter-ven-shuh n]
- the act or fact of intervening.
- interposition or interference of one state in the affairs of another.
Origin of intervention
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Contemporary Examples
But South Koreans have a troubled history with American intervention in Korean markets.
American intervention in Korea has frequently sparked protests, especially over film.
My family is ready to mount an intervention, and cancel my streaming accounts.
The second intervention was much more blatant and actually occurred in the middle of an election campaign.
It was an intimate and somber plea, like a parent opening an intervention with a wayward child.
Historical Examples
There was no opportunity for its intervention while the melley lasted.
Camps, Quarters and Casual PlacesArchibald Forbes
It is only by the intervention of a miracle that we can ever revisit the dear, lamented fields of Clwyd.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
The intervention of the retinue of Roderic was scarcely admitted.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
He prayed, too, that there might be no need for his intervention.
St. Martin's SummerRafael Sabatini
It is not an intervention of public interest that is usually welcomed.
Herbert HooverVernon Kellogg
intervention
- the act of intervening
- any interference in the affairs of others, esp by one state in the affairs of another
- economics the action of a central bank in supporting the international value of a currency by buying large quantities of the currency to keep the price up
- commerce the action of the EU in buying up surplus produce when the market price drops to a certain value
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Word Origin and History for intervention
n.
early 15c., "intercession, intercessory prayer," from Middle French intervention or directly from Late Latin interventionem (nominative interventio) "an interposing," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin intervenire "to come between, interrupt," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + venire "come" (see venue).
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intervention
(ĭn′tər-vĕn′shən)
- Interference so as to modify a process or situation.
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