protectionist

[pruh-tek-shuhn-ist]

adjective

1. relating to or advocating for protectionism.

noun

1. a person who advocates or supports protectionism.

Example Sentences

He expects “more protectionist policies,” benefiting select industrial and tech companies.

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It made no sense even on the Administration’s protectionist logic to tariff products the U.S. doesn’t produce.

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And a change in the decades-long status quo on trade that was fueled by Navarro’s ideas has led to the most protectionist environment since the 1930s and roiled markets.

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Adjusting the economy to account for a more protectionist U.S. won’t be easy.

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China's premier vowed on Wednesday to further open up domestic markets and slammed "unilateral and protectionist" behaviour by other countries, as Beijing positions itself as an attractive destination for global firms spurned by US tariffs.

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