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interventionism

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From French interventionnisme. By surface analysis, intervention + -ism.

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