protectionism

[ pruh-tek-shuh-niz-uh m ]

/ prəˈtɛk ʃəˌnɪz əm /

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

protecter, protecting, protection, protection ratio, protection test, protectionism, protective, protective colloid, protective coloration, protective custody, protective laryngeal reflex

Example sentences from the Web for protectionist

President Obama saved 1,000 jobs by embracing a protectionist policy on tires.

Presidential Town Hall Debate Live Blog |Justin Green |October 16, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The FN has become a protectionist, anticapitalist party of the dislocated working classes.

Euro Riot Watch |David Frum |April 30, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Then there is always Congress, threatening a rash of protectionist bills directed solely at China.

We're Handling China All Wrong |Jeffrey E. Garten |February 17, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
This argument recurs continually in works of the protectionist school.

Economic Sophisms |Frederic Bastiat

In fact, it bases itself on the protectionist's modern and intelligent claim.

Essentials of Economic Theory |John Bates Clark
Mr Editor,—I am a manufacturer of cloth, and a protectionist.

Economic Sophisms |Frederic Bastiat
Such taxes are prohibitory and protectionist at the same time.

Principles of Political Economy |Arthur Latham Perry
About 1890 he became a friend of the Ohio protectionist and worked steadily thereafter for his election to the Presidency.

The New Nation |Frederic L. Paxson