Intervention is the act of intervening in a situation.
...the role of the United States and its intervention in the internal affairs ofmany countries. [+ in]
...military interventions.
Synonyms: mediation, involvement, interference, intrusion More Synonyms of intervention
intervention in British English
(ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃən)
noun
1.
the act of intervening
2.
any interference in the affairs of others, esp by one state in the affairs of another
3.
an occasion on which someone with an addiction or other problem is confronted by family and friends in an attempt to persuade him or her to tackle the issue
4. economics
the action of a central bank in supporting the international value of a currency by buying large quantities of the currency to keep the price up
5. business
the action of the EU in buying up surplus produce when the market price drops to a certain value
Derived forms
interventional (ˌinterˈventional)
adjective
intervention in American English
(ˌɪntərˈvɛnʃən)
noun
1.
the act of intervening
2.
any interference in the affairs of others, esp. by one country in the affairs ofanother
Word origin
LL interventio < L intervenire
COBUILD Collocations
intervention
direct intervention
humanitarian intervention
Examples of 'intervention' in a sentence
intervention
So early intervention may yet pay dividends.
The Sun (2016)
Opposition politicians have accused the government of seeking to camouflage a military intervention.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He really did need some divine intervention.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Their intervention comes at a critical time.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
His intervention comes at the right time.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
What is not in dispute is the benefit to the individual, and to society at large, of early intervention.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But this lifting did not feel like divine intervention, let alone a result of effort, but more like a natural process of revisiting and healing and recovering.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The survey in question was about medical interventions not educational ones.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Yet direct intervention is not required for mutual influence.
Kovel, Joel Red Hunting in the Promised Land: Anticommunism and the Making of America (1994)
Yet so far there is no evidence of an appetite for foreign intervention.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This sort of early intervention has shown very positive results.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This is precisely why international intervention was not only warranted but also necessary.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The arguments against military intervention are easy to predict.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Sounds like a bit of divine intervention to me.
The Sun (2014)
His reluctance to act comes after police interventions this spring ended in failure.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
His one intervention helped to set up the first try.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There are many things said and written about the legality of intervention in foreign countries.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The key to effective treatment is early intervention.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He made clear that there was no prospect of international military intervention.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
All are facts that may come in handy should direct intervention prove necessary.
Christianity Today (2000)
Such a huge country stood the risk of partition and foreign intervention.
Brian Thompson DEVASTATING EDEN: The Search for Utopia in America (2004)
Early diagnosis is of value only where earlier intervention improves outcome.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
One prayer group offered its services to a force that requested divine intervention in capturing a persistent thief.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Currency intervention cannot be an acceptable policy for those without large fiscal deficits and unacceptable for those with them.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
When the public is this opposed to military intervention a president would be criminally irresponsible if he committed military resources anyway.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Following my intervention, the bank did some proper searching.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
One is set aside for currency interventions, another for loan investment.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
His intervention comes amid a whispering campaign against the Chancellor in some circles of the party.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The professor's intervention is one of a growing number from weighty voices in the field.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Although the reaction of some was to say this was an intervention to keep their tax bills down, it was an important moment.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They are completely distorted by central bank interventions like QE.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
intervention
British English: intervention NOUN
Intervention is the act of intervening in a situation.
...the country's intervention in the internal affairs of many other countries.
American English: intervention
Brazilian Portuguese: intervenção
Chinese: 干涉
European Spanish: intervención
French: intervention
German: Eingreifen
Italian: intervento
Japanese: 介入
Korean: 간섭
European Portuguese: intervenção
Latin American Spanish: intervención
All related terms of 'intervention'
armed intervention
an official response to a situation which involves the armed forces
intervention price
the price at which the EU intervenes to buy surplus produce
non-intervention
Non-intervention is the practice or policy of not becoming involved in a dispute or disagreement between other people and of not helping either side.
direct intervention
Intervention is the act of intervening in a situation.
police intervention
the physical involvement of police officers in an incident , esp where officers use force to control public disorder , such as a riot
humanitarian intervention
Intervention is the act of intervening in a situation.
Family Crisis Intervention Unit
a unit that assists families that are experiencing severe difficulties
Chinese translation of 'intervention'
intervention
(ɪntəˈvɛnʃən)
n(c/u)
[by person]干预(預) (gānyù)
(military) 干涉 (gānshè)
(noun)
Definition
the act of intervening, esp. to influence or alter a situation in some way
the country's intervention in the internal affairs of others
Synonyms
mediation
They could reach a compromise through the mediation of a third party.
involvement
interference
They can now set up cheap fares without interference from the government.
intrusion
I hope you don't mind this intrusion.
arbitration
conciliation
intercession
Many claimed to have been cured as a result of her intercessions.
interposition
agency (old-fashioned)
a negotiated settlement through the agency of the UN
Additional synonyms
in the sense of agency
Definition
action or power by which something happens
a negotiated settlement through the agency of the UN
Synonyms
medium,
work,
means,
force,
power,
action,
operation,
activity,
influence,
vehicle,
instrument,
intervention,
mechanism,
efficiency,
mediation,
auspices,
intercession,
instrumentality
in the sense of intercession
Definition
a prayer offered to God on behalf of others
Many claimed to have been cured as a result of her intercessions.
Synonyms
pleading,
prayer,
intervention,
plea,
mediation,
advocacy,
solicitation,
entreaty,
good offices,
supplication (formal),
karakia (New Zealand)
in the sense of interference
Definition
the act of interfering
They can now set up cheap fares without interference from the government.