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in·ter·ven·tion (in′tər ven′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act of intervening
  2. any interference in the affairs of others, esp. by one country in the affairs of another

Etymology: LL interventio < L intervenire

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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