interventionism
noun
in·ter·ven·tion·ism
ˌin-tər-ˈven(t)-shə-ˌni-zəm 
: the theory or practice of intervening
specifically
: governmental interference in economic affairs at home or in political affairs of another country
Examples of interventionism in a Sentence
a proponent of aggressive economic interventionism
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His skepticism of international trade deals, immigration, and foreign interventionism are all visceral rather than philosophical and subject to negotiation.
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W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 July 2024
The new model combines state interventionism, a dominant emphasis on the military-industrial complex, and import substitution, with a market economy in different areas, including for parallel imports of various Western products to satisfy consumer demands.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024
Not everything can or should be done in Washington, whose economic interventionism and cradle-to-grave custodial attitudes toward able-bodied citizens have created the debt crisis.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Putin blamed the Hamas terror attacks on U.S. interventionism, claiming the U.S. military regulated and managed tensions between the two territories without concern for the long-term wishes of Palestinians.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2023
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W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 July 2024
The new model combines state interventionism, a dominant emphasis on the military-industrial complex, and import substitution, with a market economy in different areas, including for parallel imports of various Western products to satisfy consumer demands.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024
Not everything can or should be done in Washington, whose economic interventionism and cradle-to-grave custodial attitudes toward able-bodied citizens have created the debt crisis.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Putin blamed the Hamas terror attacks on U.S. interventionism, claiming the U.S. military regulated and managed tensions between the two territories without concern for the long-term wishes of Palestinians.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2023
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“Interventionism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interventionism. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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