INTERVENTIONISM

Etymology

Noun

interventionism (countable and uncountable, plural interventionisms)

(politics) The political practice of intervening in a sovereign state's affairs.

(medicine) The medical practice of trying to prolong someone's life.

(psychology) The idea that a person develops cognition through explicit instruction by others, and not merely by being nurtured and allowed to develop individually.

Coordinate terms

• (psychology): horticulturalism

Source: Wiktionary



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CHEMICAL

(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; “chemical fertilizer”


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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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