INTERVENTION


Meaning of INTERVENTION in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ active , direct

direct ~ to stop abuses of the environment

▪ decisive

▪ early , immediate , timely

A full-scale riot was prevented by the timely ~ of the police.

▪ effective , successful

▪ limited

▪ personal

the Emperor's personal ~

▪ federal , government , governmental , state

He has made repeated calls for government ~ to save the steel industry.

▪ external , foreign , outside

▪ armed , military

We would resist any armed ~ from outside in our country's affairs.

▪ humanitarian

This is not a humanitarian ~, it is a brutal invasion.

▪ police

▪ judicial , legal

▪ clinical , medical , surgical

▪ behavioural/behavioral , psychological

▪ educational

▪ economic , political , social

▪ divine , supernatural

The victory was seen as the direct result of divine ~.

▪ human , manual

The automatic process can be completed with very little manual ~.

VERB + INTERVENTION

▪ make

to make a forceful ~ in a dispute

▪ call for , demand , favour/favor

The public demanded active ~.

▪ oppose , resist

We will always resist foreign ~ in our country.

▪ justify , require , warrant

The threat does not justify government ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ against

armed ~ against the rebels

▪ ~ by

~ by a senior judge

▪ ~ from

He was furious at this ~ from the press.

▪ ~ in

the government's ~ in the dispute

▪ ~ on behalf of

state ~ on behalf of the industry

PHRASES

▪ powers of ~ , the right of ~ (both esp. BrE )

It was necessary to exercise her ministerial powers of ~ in order to protect the public.

He claimed that the state has a special right of ~ in company affairs.

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