intervention

Definition

Examples

The dispute was settled without any intervention from senior management.

Word Family

Synonyms

• mediationa negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party
• involvementthe act of sharing in the activities of a group
• arbitration(law) the hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management)

Collocations

• Easy early intervention
  describing early intervention (at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time)
• Medium government intervention in markets
  describing government intervention in markets (the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit)
• Hard surgical intervention required
  describing surgical intervention required (of or relating to or involving or used in surgery)
• Very Hard unwarranted foreign military intervention
  describing unwarranted foreign military intervention (incapable of being justified or explained)