protectionist
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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American trade has moved in a more durably protectionist direction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
Last week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a landmark trade agreement External link with Beijing that effectively ends the protectionist wall around the North American electric vehicle market.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
To get around protectionist measures, BYD has opened factories in Thailand and Brazil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
To illustrate his point here, Papic expresses wonder that the markets were caught off guard by the ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs when Trump had promised such protectionist measures repeatedly throughout his electoral campaign.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026
From about 1845 he became a protectionist, and his writings were vigorously controversial.
From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by Mill, John Stuart
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