interventionism

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

  • From French interventionnisme

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