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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·ter·ven·tion noun ⇨ see intervene English Etymology intervention early 15c., from L.L. interventionem (nom. interventio) "an interposing," noun of action from pp. stem of L. intervenire "to come between, interrupt," from inter- "between" + venire "come" (see venue). Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English intervention noun ADJ. direct direct intervention to stop abuses of the environment | active, decisive, forceful | early, immediate, timely A full-scale riot was prevented by the timely intervention of the police. | effective, successful | limited | personal the Emperor's personal intervention | government, ministerial, official, state | external, foreign, outside | armed, military We would resist any armed intervention from outside in our country's affairs. | police | judicial, legal | medical, surgical | economic, political, social | divine, human The king saw this victory as the direct result of divine intervention. VERB + INTERVENTION make to make a forceful intervention in a dispute | call for, demand The prime minister was always demanding active intervention early on. | resist PREP. ~ against armed intervention against the rebels | ~ by intervention by a senior judge | ~ from He was furious at this intervention from the press. | ~ in the government's intervention in the dispute | ~ on behalf of state intervention on behalf of the British film industry PHRASES the power/right of intervention Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: payment by intervention , or petition for intervention in·ter·ven·tion \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈvenchən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Late Latin intervention-, interventio, from Latin interventus (past participle of intervenire to intervene) + -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the act or fact of intervening : interposition < intervention of divine providence > < surgical intervention > 2. : interference that may affect the interests of others: as a. civil law : the act of a person who pays commercial paper for honor — called also payment by intervention b. : the act by which a third person in order to protect his own interest interposes and becomes a party to a legal proceeding pending between other parties c. : the interference of a country in the affairs of another country for the purpose of compelling it to do or forbear doing certain acts or of maintaining or altering the actual condition of its domestic affairs irrespective of its will < spurred Paris and London into armed intervention — T.A.Bailey > — compare mediation • in·ter·ven·tion·al \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|venchənəl, -chnəl\ adjective |
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