English Dictionary
Definition of “intervention”
intervention (ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃən
)
Definitions
noun
- the act of intervening
- any interference in the affairs of others, esp by one state in the affairs of another
- 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
- business the action of the EU in buying up surplus produce when the market price drops to a certain value
Alternative Forms
ˌinterˈventional adjective
Usage examples
I am relying on myself rather than divine intervention at the moment.
Barbara Erskine, HIDING FROM THE LIGHT (2002)"This was just some piece of divine intervention to stop Busby Wallop being turned into a commuter town, eh?
Country Life (2005)Speaking of ministers, Bobby Molloy deserved to go because of his intervention in the appalling Naughton case.
Irish Times (2002)Linlithgow MP Tam Dalyell has warned that union intervention at Motorola on behalf of the 3200 workers could jeopardise the plant's future.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The key to triggering the placebo response must be something that all these different kinds of intervention have in common.
Dylan Evans, PLACEBO: The Belief Effect (2003)
