protectionist
noun
pro·tec·tion·ist
prə-ˈtek-sh(ə-)nist 
: an advocate of government economic protection for domestic producers through restrictions on foreign competitors
protectionist
adjective
Examples of protectionist in a Sentence
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Armed conflict, new protectionist regulations, and worsening international relations are snarling the flow of goods, services, and people across borders.
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Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
But its EVs have not flooded the U.S., where protectionist trade policies have kept them at bay.
—Steve Mollman, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
But protectionists now risk mirroring the pro-trade side’s earlier mistake.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
Outdated trade policy eventually helped breed a sustained protectionist reaction.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
Robert Lighthizer Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg News With Donald Trump leading the 2024 polls while calling for a 10% universal tariff, the new GOP protectionists are trying to sell this idea as a boon for the working class.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2024
Regulation Dominic Pino: The Jones Act was passed in 1920 and is one of the strictest protectionist laws on the books.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
The choice of a foreign company from an ally nation for the first grant appears in part to be an effort to address criticism that the program is protectionist.
—Eva Dou, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
With some nuances, both parties have turned protectionist on international trade.
—Alan S. Blinder, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
But its EVs have not flooded the U.S., where protectionist trade policies have kept them at bay.
—Steve Mollman, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2024
But protectionists now risk mirroring the pro-trade side’s earlier mistake.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
Outdated trade policy eventually helped breed a sustained protectionist reaction.
—Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 22 Feb. 2024
Robert Lighthizer Photo: Al Drago/Bloomberg News With Donald Trump leading the 2024 polls while calling for a 10% universal tariff, the new GOP protectionists are trying to sell this idea as a boon for the working class.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Jan. 2024
Regulation Dominic Pino: The Jones Act was passed in 1920 and is one of the strictest protectionist laws on the books.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
The choice of a foreign company from an ally nation for the first grant appears in part to be an effort to address criticism that the program is protectionist.
—Eva Dou, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
With some nuances, both parties have turned protectionist on international trade.
—Alan S. Blinder, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
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“Protectionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protectionist. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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