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[ pruh -tek -shuh -niz-uh m ] SHOW IPA
/ prəˈtɛk ʃəˌnɪz əm / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun Economics . the theory, practice, or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations.
any program, policy, or system of laws that seeks to provide protection for property owners, wildlife, the environment, etc.
Origin of protectionism First recorded in 1855–60; protection + -ism
OTHER WORDS FROM protectionism pro·tec·tion·ist, noun, adjective pro·tec·tion·is·tic, adjective an·ti·pro·tec·tion·ist, noun, adjective Words nearby protectionism protectant, protected sex, protectee, protecting, protection, protectionism , protection ratio, protection test, protective, protective colloid, protective coloration
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Example sentences from the Web for protectionism Apart from anything else, protectionism would be ruinous to developing countries.
The Big Idea: How Commerce Spreads Contagion | Mark Harrison| January 18, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Protectionism for the industrial trade unions, then still important.
Romney at CPAC | David Frum| February 10, 2012| DAILY BEAST
In times of economic crisis, xenophobia blooms along with political conflict, protectionism and, in some places, racism.
Alabama Immigration Law Ensnares People You Wouldn't Expect | Moises Naim| December 18, 2011| DAILY BEAST
The now infamous Chinese tire-incident sparked cries of protectionism that although subdued, are not forgotten.
Obama's Pittsburgh Checklist | Nomi Prins| September 23, 2009| DAILY BEAST
Out of fidelity to the special interests in the unions, Herbert Obama also flirts with protectionism .
Two Men Blind to History | Harold Evans| October 27, 2008| DAILY BEAST
Trades Unionism is in many of its features a form of protectionism .
England's Case Against Home Rule | Albert Venn Dicey
Now, what is the necessary effect of Protectionism upon the general Demand for Laborers?
Principles of Political Economy | Arthur Latham Perry
Protectionism on the Continent and in the United States may protract the advent of the inevitable in some degree.
British Socialism | J. Ellis Barker
Here intellectuals preach conformity, doing things the old, proven way, protectionism against the trade of liberal minds.
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin
Protectionism is multiplied prohibitions on the buying of goods from foreigners.
Principles of Political Economy | Arthur Latham Perry
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