interventionism

English

Etymology

From French interventionnisme

Noun

interventionism (countable and uncountable, plural interventionisms)

(politics) The political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.
(medicine) The medical practice of trying to prolong someone's life.
(psychology) The idea that a person develops cognition through explicit instruction by others, and not merely by being nurtured and allowed to develop individually.

Derived terms

economic interventionism

Related terms

interventionist

Coordinate terms

(psychology): horticulturalism

Translations

political practice

Armenian: ինտերվենցիոնիզմ (intervencʿionizm)
French: interventionnisme (fr)

German: Interventionismus (de) m
Romanian: intervenționism (ro) n

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