armed intervention

BrE: /ˌɑːmd ˌɪntəˈvɛnʃən/

Definition

Definition of armed intervention - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

conflict

TECH.

use of military force with weapons to influence another group or country

TECH.

The government debated whether armed intervention in the region was justified.
The alliance threatened armed intervention if the ceasefire was broken again.
Critics warned that armed intervention could escalate the border dispute into full-scale war.

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Expressions with armed

armed forces

military forces of a nation including army, navy, air force

The country's armed forces are on high alert.

armed police

police officers equipped with firearms for security

The armed police were deployed to the protest.

one-armed

adj.

having only one arm

The one-armed man managed to climb the hill.

armed hold-up

robbery using a weapon to threaten victims

The bank was the target of an armed hold-up.

armed service

branch of a nation's military forces

He joined the armed service after college.

armed services

military forces of a nation

He served in the armed services for ten years.

Expressions with intervention

divine intervention

supernatural act where a god changes or helps events

Many believed the rescue was due to divine intervention.

staging an intervention

organizing a planned effort to address a problem

They are staging an intervention to help him quit drinking.

government intervention

deliberate action by public authorities to influence activities or solve problems

The new tax is a form of government intervention in the housing market.

community intervention

planned action program aimed at changing conditions or behavior in a community

The community intervention reduced youth violence in the neighborhood.

intervention mechanism

planned method used to change or control a situation or system

The new intervention mechanism aims to stabilize food prices during shortages.

intervention policy

official plan describing when and how to step into a situation

The central bank reviewed its intervention policy during the financial crisis.

intervention team

group of trained people organized to step in and solve serious problems

The school formed an intervention team to support at-risk students.

police intervention

action taken by police to stop, control, or change a situation

Rapid police intervention prevented the protest from turning violent.

user intervention

manual action by a person to control or correct an ongoing process

The program stopped and waited for user intervention before deleting any files.

crisis intervention

emergency assistance in critical situations

The team specialized in crisis intervention arrived at the scene immediately..

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police action

armed intervention

military operation without formal war declaration

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French:intervention armée, ...
German:bewaffnete Intervention, ...
Italian:intervento armato, ...
Spanish:intervención armada, ...
Portuguese:intervenção armada, ...
Chinese:武装干预, ...
Japanese:武力介入, ...
Arabic:تَدَخُّلٌ مُسَلَّح, ...
Hebrew:הִתְעָרְבוּת צְבָאִית חֲמוּשָׁה, ...
Russian:военная интервенция, ...
Ukrainian:збройне втручання, ...
Hindi:सशस्त्र हस्तक्षेप, ...
Bengali:সশস্ত্র হস্তক্ষেপ, ...
Catalan:intervenció armada, ...
Czech:ozbrojená intervence, ...
Danish:væbnet intervention, ...
Dutch:gewapende interventie, ...
Greek:ένοπλη επέμβαση, ...
Hungarian:fegyveres beavatkozás, ...
Khmer:អន្តរាគមន៍ប្រដាប់អាវុធ, ...
Korean:무력 개입, ...
Persian:مداخله مسلحانه, ...
Polish:interwencja zbrojna, ...
Portuguese (BR):intervenção armada, ...
Romanian:intervenție armata, ...
Swedish:väpnad intervention, ...
Thai:การแทรกแซงทางทหาร, ...
Turkish:silahlı müdahale, ...
Vietnamese:can thiệp vũ trang, ...

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