injerencia
interference, meddling
noun een-heh-REHN-syah Rare
Origin: From the verb injerir(se), from Latin 'inserere', to insert.
Usage Note
Injerencia almost always appears in political or diplomatic contexts to mean undue interference in another country's internal affairs — injerencia extranjera ('foreign interference') is a very common fixed phrase. It carries a negative connotation of overstepping. The related verb is injerirse en ('to interfere in').
Examples
"Denunciaron la injerencia extranjera en las elecciones."
Natural Translation
They denounced foreign interference in the elections.
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