Interventionist
adj, noun ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 One who practices or defends interventionism.
"The liberal interventionists and neoconservatives who have accused the administration of failing to lead never laid out an effective case as to what the relationship between U.S. military action and the political end state in Syria would be."
- 1 Of or pertaining to interventionism, or an advocate thereof. not-comparable
"I don't believe in an interventionist God / But I know, darling, that you do / But if I did, I would kneel down and ask Him / Not to intervene when it came to you"
Example
More examples"Considering the UK's unwavering endorsement of the US's aggressive interventionist agenda, London should seriously assess the viability of becoming a US state."
Etymology
Borrowed from French interventionniste, equivalent to intervention + -ist.
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