protectionism
noun
the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
antiprotectionist
-
a word derived from
protectionism.
Example Sentences
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He has mellowed towards lower tariffs, fought for U.S. membership in the antiprotectionist Organization for Trade Cooperation.
From Time Magazine Archive
On trade, he is generally antiprotectionist and favors a free- trade pact with Mexico.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gradually the antiprotectionist leaders were made to see that the tariff was not a subject upon which the President felt keenly, and that therefore it was useless to look to him for effective support.
From The Reign of Andrew Jackson by Frederic Austin Ogg
