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• v  intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
  Don't meddle in my affairs!

• And democracy will only be nurtured when the wars on its border come to an end, whether in Afghanistan or Kashmir, and the need for the military to meddle in politics is removed.
• I don't think Ozawa will meddle on the policy side.
• For starters, he hasn't let the army meddle in politics.

• tamper

News & Articles

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• Iran’s Next Leader Advocates a Less Intrusive State
  Iran’s president-elect, Hassan Rowhani, said the government should not meddle in people’s lives, effectively rebuking President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the hard-liners who used to support him.
  July 3, 2013 - International Herald Tribune
• Column: Let's get rid of the IRS
  Why would anyone give a federal agency caught in an outrageous abuse of its considerable power even more authority to meddle in the lives of Americans?
  June 9, 2013 - Detroit News

Quotes

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• Alan Garcia in FOXNews
  President Alan Garcia said he is tempted to borrow the words Spain's king tossed at Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last year: "Why don't you shut up? Stick to your own country and don't meddle in mine," Garcia said, referring to Morales.
• Meles Zenawi in BBC News
  We are not trying to set up a government for Somalia, nor do we have an intention to meddle in Somalia internal affairs. We have only been forced by the circumstances,Mr Meles said. "We want to end this war urgently and we hope that...
• Vladimir Putin in Reuters India
  There is a growing influx of foreign cash used to directly meddle in our domestic affairs,Putin said.