protectionist
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pro·tec·tion·ist
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Definition of protectionist
: an advocate of government economic protection for domestic producers through restrictions on foreign competitors
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Other Words from protectionist
protectionism
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protectionist
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Examples of protectionist in a Sentence
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Over the last two decades, animal protectionists have partnered with mainstream environmental groups to put pressure on state and federal wildlife authorities, and to take their animal-cruelty concerns to the voters. — Los Angeles Times, "California becomes first state to ban fur trapping after Gov. Newsom signs law," 4 Sep. 2019 If so, this episode contains a warning for protectionists who seem oblivious. — George Will, National Review, "Trade War Shows Reality of ‘America First’ in Action," 25 Aug. 2019 If so, this episode contains a warning for protectionists who seem oblivious. — George F. Will, The Denver Post, "Will: Trade war shows reality of “America First” in action," 25 Aug. 2019 If so, this episode contains a warning for protectionists who seem oblivious. — George Will, Twin Cities, "George Will: Trade war shows reality of ‘America First’ in action," 25 Aug. 2019 Like Perot, President Trump is also a billionaire populist and a trade protectionist. — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, "Ross Perot, a Morning Star of Trumpism," 9 July 2019 However his rhetoric and actions reveal the heart of a classic protectionist with a deeply troubling misunderstanding about how to analyze the meaning of trade flows in today’s world. — WSJ, "A Trade Imbalance Is Not Harmful or Unfair," 6 Aug. 2017 This investment then produces more factories and jobs in the U.S.—something protectionists inexplicably ignore. — Gerard Gayou, WSJ, "A Trade Deficit Isn’t A Mortgage," 15 Nov. 2018 Trump’s tilt against open trade and overt embrace of protectionist rhetoric and policy has led to widespread speculation that the parties might realign on trade, with Democrats becoming a free-trade party and Republicans becoming protectionists. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "Elizabeth Warren wants to outflank Trump on trade," 29 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'protectionist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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