restrictionism

[ ri-strik-shuh-niz-uhm ]

noun

1. a policy, especially by a national government or legislative body, of enacting restrictions on the amount of imported goods, immigration, etc.

Other Words From

• re·striction·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of restrictionism¹

First recorded in 1935–40; restriction + -ism

Example Sentences

They have not followed the argument at all; they have only caught the catchwords of restrictionism.

From Project Gutenberg

If the Common Market should move toward protectionism and restrictionism, it would undermine its own basic principles.

From Project Gutenberg