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in·ter·ven·tion·ist

(ĭn′tər-vĕn′shə-nĭst)
adj.
Relating to or advocating interventionism.
n.
1. One who favors or advocates interventionism.
2. One who organizes or leads interventions, as in confronting a person's substance abuse.
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interventionist

(ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃənɪst)
adj
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of, relating to, or advocating intervention, esp in the affairs of a foreign country
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an interventionist person or state
ˌinterˈventionism n
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interventionist

adjective meddling, interfering, intrusive, obtrusive, meddlesome, interruptive interventionist industrial policy
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Translations

interventionist

[ˌɪntəˈvenʃənɪst]
A. ADJ → intervencionista
B. N → intervencionista mf
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interventionist

[ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃənɪst]
adj (= not laissez-faire) → interventionniste
the interventionist industrial policy of the government → la politique industrielle interventionniste du gouvernement
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interventionist

n → Interventionist(in) m(f)
adj → interventionistisch
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interventionist

[ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃ/ənɪst] adj & n → interventista (m/f)
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