- action taken to improve or help a situation
- calls for government intervention to save the steel industry
- intervention in something In the second group of states, direct intervention in the economy was limited.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- active
- direct
- decisive
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- make
- call for
- demand
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- intervention against
- intervention by
- intervention from
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- powers of intervention
- the right of intervention
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- action by a country to become involved in the affairs of another country when they have not been asked to do so
- armed/military intervention
- intervention in something NATO intervention in the troubled region
Collocations International relationsInternational relationsTradesee also non-intervention- facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
- form/join a trading bloc
- live in/compete in a global/the world economy
- support/promote free trade
- adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
- erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
- impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something)
- have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
- embrace/resist/drive globalization
- conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
- pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
- require/use/conduct diplomacy
- establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
- foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
- facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
- exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
- consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
- hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
- cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
- have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a summit meeting
- launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
- send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
- begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
- be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
- negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
- broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
- be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
- compromise/endanger/protect national security
- justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention
- threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
- impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
- close/protect/secure/patrol the border
- lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
- negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
- send/provide/request/cut off military aid
- bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
- deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
- reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- active
- direct
- decisive
- …
- make
- call for
- demand
- …
- intervention against
- intervention by
- intervention from
- …
- powers of intervention
- the right of intervention
- action taken to improve a medical condition or illness
- a medical/surgical intervention
- Most patients make a recovery without further intervention.
- intervention (in something) the act of interrupting somebody when they are speaking in order to say something
- People resented his repeated interventions in the debate.
- an occasion when a group of people meet to take action with a friend or family member who has an addiction to drugs or alcohol, in order to help them recover
- Her daughters staged an intervention.
- Family intervention is an essential component of treatment for adolescent drug abuse.
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