ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Restrictionism

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Restrictionism is a noun meaning (economics, politics) The advocacy of restrictions on free trade, immigration etc.

Meaning

(economics, politics) The advocacy of restrictions on free trade, immigration etc.

Example Sentences

It was another chapter in a dismal saga of Nimbyist urban mismanagement that is crushing American cities. Not-in-my-backyardism is a bipartisan sentiment, but because the largest American cities are populated and run by Democrats — many in states under complete Democratic control — this sort of nakedly exclusionary urban restrictionism is a particular shame of the left.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include restrictivist, antiprotectionism, protectionism, reservationism, retrenchment, eliminationism.

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