Protectionism Meaning
/pɹəˈtɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zəm/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.
nounLinguistic purism.
Sentence Examples
Critics are just crying wolf about protectionism.
Algeria is struggling with protectionism.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The country's economic policy shifted towards ____ by raising taxes on imported goods.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Critics argued that ____ would harm the economy by raising prices and reducing competition.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French protectionnisme, equivalent to protection + -ism.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Take the New Right's full-throated embrace of protectionism and industrial policy. This romance with protectionism started in the 1990s with former GOP presidential candidate Pat Buchanan, gained enormous traction under former President Donald Trump, and is still going strong today."
— 2024 March 20, Veronique de Rugy, “The Political Right Has Luxury Beliefs, Too”, in Reason:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The country's economic policy shifted towards ____ by raising taxes on imported goods.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Critics argued that ____ would harm the economy by raising prices and reducing competition.