intervention
US /ˌɪntə'venʃn/
・UK /ˌɪntə'venʃn/
B1
noun
- Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
- The action or process of intervening.
- The act or process of intervening; an instance of this.
- The action of intervening
- A planned confrontation, usually by family and friends, to encourage someone with an addiction or other problem to seek help.
- The use of military force by a country in another country's internal affairs.
- The act of a third party entering a dispute to help resolve it.
- Actions taken to improve a medical condition.
- A meeting where people try to persuade someone to get help for a problem
Examples
the Emperor's personal intervention
direct intervention to stop abuses of the environment