protectionism
Economics. the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
any program, policy, or system of laws that seeks to provide protection for property owners, wildlife, the environment, etc.
Origin of protectionism
1Other words from protectionism
- pro·tec·tion·ist, noun, adjective
- pro·tec·tion·is·tic, adjective
- an·ti·pro·tec·tion·ist, noun, adjective
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How to use protectionism in a sentence
President Obama saved 1,000 jobs by embracing a protectionist policy on tires.
The FN has become a protectionist, anticapitalist party of the dislocated working classes.
Then there is always Congress, threatening a rash of protectionist bills directed solely at China.
Instead of repealing the Act which had done so much harm, the true protectionist policy of further restraint was adopted.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellA motley majority in the Reichstag not only accepts, but improves upon his protectionist demands.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 of 8 | Various
The English trading classes resented the shortage of cotton and the high duties which the protectionist North was imposing.
The Canadian Dominion | Oscar D. SkeltonIn Europe the swing to free trade had halted, and nation after nation was becoming aggressively protectionist.
The Canadian Dominion | Oscar D. SkeltonFor the protectionist colonies preference would mean only a reduction of an existing tariff.
The Canadian Dominion | Oscar D. Skelton
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