economic nationalism

American  

[ek-uh-nom-ik nash-uh-nl-iz-uhm, nash-nuh-liz-, ee-kuh-] / ˈɛk əˌnɒm ɪk ˈnæʃ ə nlˌɪz əm, ˈnæʃ nəˌlɪz-, ˈi kə- /

noun

1. a protectionist ideology that prioritizes national self-sufficiency and security, typically advocating tariffs and other legislation to resist foreign investment and ensure that international trade results in a trade surplus and military advantage.

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Etymology

Origin of economic nationalism

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

The upshot is that economic nationalism is misdirected.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

There is an amount of economic nationalism here.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2021

Rising economic nationalism was already chipping away at globalization before the first patients in Wuhan, China, began to fall ill in December.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2020

All the talk about economic nationalism and sovereignty did not make sense, said a delegate from Asia.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2018

Powerful forces in the world are at present slowly making for an economic internationalism to supplant the economic nationalism which to-day makes for war.

From American World Policies by Weyl, Walter E.