free trade
noun
: trade based on the unrestricted international exchange of goods with tariffs used only as a source of revenue
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During his term on the Hill, which lasted through 2011, Bond was seen as a supporter of the expansion of free trade and some aspects of government reform.
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Dan Gooding
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Beyond that, the central justification for Trump’s tariffs has been the populist argument that free trade only benefits wealthy Wall Streeters at the expense of lower-income Americans.
—The Editors, National Review, 6 May 2025
Trump's tariffs are a traumatic blow for an industry that has enjoyed free trade across the U.S.-Canada border for decades.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 1 May 2025
In the battle of ideas between free trade and protectionism, protectionism won.
— Made By History, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
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Dan Gooding
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Beyond that, the central justification for Trump’s tariffs has been the populist argument that free trade only benefits wealthy Wall Streeters at the expense of lower-income Americans.
—The Editors, National Review, 6 May 2025
Trump's tariffs are a traumatic blow for an industry that has enjoyed free trade across the U.S.-Canada border for decades.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 1 May 2025
In the battle of ideas between free trade and protectionism, protectionism won.
— Made By History, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Free trade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20trade. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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