intervencionista

interventionist

adjective een-tehr-ben-syoh-NEES-tah Rare

Usage Note

Intervencionista is invariable for gender (el Estado intervencionista, la política intervencionista) because it ends in -ista. It describes a stance that favours state or external intervention in markets, conflicts, or affairs. As a noun it also means 'an interventionist person or faction.' In economic debates, intervencionismo (interventionism) is the corresponding noun, and it often contrasts with liberalismo de mercado.

Examples

"El gobierno adoptó una política intervencionista en la economía."

Natural Translation

The government adopted an interventionist policy in the economy.

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