Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who favors the protection of some branch of industry, or of native industries generally, from foreign competition, by imposing duties on imports and by other means.
- Favoring or supporting the economic doctrine of protection.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Polit. Econ.) One who favors protection. See
protection , 4.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
protectionism , or an advocate thereof. - noun Someone who believes in
protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign goods and services via actions taken by government.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an advocate of protectionism
Etymologies
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Examples
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For the most part, its superiority is just assumed, and the word "protectionist" is treated like, say, "fascist": something just obviously, axiomatically bad and requiring no serious thought.
Ian Fletcher: Holy Cow! A Real Debate About Free Trade in the New York Times! Ian Fletcher 2011
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I'm really not going to argue this point with you because it makes me look ungrateful (which I am certainly not), but to take money from the government (AFTER YOUR SERIVCE IS DONE, not during!!!) and then criticize me for being a protectionist is the height of hypocricy!
Free Trade in Tech Labor, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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For the most part, its superiority is just assumed, and the word "protectionist" is treated like, say, "fascist": something just obviously, axiomatically bad and requiring no serious thought.
Ian Fletcher: Holy Cow! A Real Debate About Free Trade in the New York Times! Ian Fletcher 2011
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For the most part, its superiority is just assumed, and the word "protectionist" is treated like, say, "fascist": something just obviously, axiomatically bad and requiring no serious thought.
Ian Fletcher: Holy Cow! A Real Debate About Free Trade in the New York Times! Ian Fletcher 2011
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Canada's government is seeking meetings with U.S. officials over what it calls protectionist provisions in the administration's jobs plan.
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For the most part, its superiority is just assumed, and the word "protectionist" is treated like, say, "fascist": something just obviously, axiomatically bad and requiring no serious thought.
Ian Fletcher: Holy Cow! A Real Debate About Free Trade in the New York Times! Ian Fletcher 2011
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OTTAWA—The Canadian government is demanding meetings with White House officials and congressional leaders, alarmed over what it calls "protectionist" provisions in the Obama administration's $447 billion job-creation plan that Ottawa says will disadvantage Canadian companies.
Canada Unhappy About 'Protectionist' Jobs Plan Paul Vieira 2011
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In its annual China Position Paper, the business association details what it describes as the protectionist hurdles still impeding foreign businesses almost a decade after China joined the World Trade Organization.
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In its annual China Position Paper, the business association details what it describes as the protectionist hurdles still impeding foreign businesses almost a decade after China joined the World Trade Organization.
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In its annual China Position Paper, the business association details what it describes as the protectionist hurdles still impeding foreign businesses almost a decade after China joined the World Trade Organization.
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