Protectionism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɹəˈtɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Protectionism is a noun meaning Linguistic purism.
Meaning
Linguistic purism.
More Meanings
- (politics, economics) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.
Example Sentences
Take the New Right's full-throated embrace of protectionism and industrial policy. This romance with protectionism started in the 1990s with former GOP presidential candidate Pat Buchanan, gained enormous traction under former President Donald Trump, and is still going strong today.
Word Forms
- protectionisms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nepotism, safeguard, protection, antiprotectionism, restrictionism, doctrine.
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