intervention

 
Pronunciation: /ɪntəˈvɛnʃ(ə)n/

noun

[mass noun]
  • the action or process of intervening: a high degree of state intervention in the economy [count noun]: repeated interventions by central banks
  • interference by a state in another’s affairs: the government was reported to be considering military intervention
  • action taken to improve a medical disorder: two patients were referred for surgical intervention

Derivatives

interventional

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin interventio(n-), from the verb intervenire (see intervene)