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pro·tec·tion·ism

(prə-tĕk′shə-nĭz′əm)

The advocacy, system, or theory of protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting, as by tariffs or quotas, the importation of foreign goods and services.

pro·tec′tion·ist n.

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Noun

protectionist - an advocate of protectionism

advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent - a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

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protecteur

protectionist

[prəˈtekʃənɪst]

A. ADJ → proteccionista

B. N → proteccionista mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

protectionist

[prəˈtɛkʃ^ənɪst] adj [policy, measure, law] → protectionnisteprotection money n
he pays 200 a week protection money → il paie 200 dollars par semaine pour ne pas être inquiétéprotection order n (to protect child) → ordonnance f de placement provisoire; (to protect spouse) → ordonnance f de protectionprotection racket n → racket m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

protectionist

adj → protektionistisch

n → Protektionist(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

protectionist

[prəˈtɛkʃ/ənɪst]

1. adj → protezionista

2. n → protezionista m/f

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It is so interesting to find that a man of his experience is a strong Protectionist."

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Now, sooner than let the Protectionists triumph, the Cobden Club itself would blow the gaff and point out to the workers that Protection only means compelling the proprietors of England to employ slaves resident in England and therefore presumably--though by no means necessarily--Englishmen.

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Anglesey salt, parma ham, feta cheese, cornish pasties - these all carry protectionist baggage by dint of where they're originally from.

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The government should give local producers more support instead of adopting protectionist measures, such as limiting imports, to avert oversupply, according to the Meat Importers and Traders Association (Mita).

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Woody Johnson dismissed negative claims over agriculture as "myths" concocted by "people with their own protectionist agenda".

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The US by pursuing the protectionist policy is unlikely to get fruitful results; the consumers of the US will have to pay the higher prices for its indigenously made goods.

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The head of the industry group, Alexandre de Juniac, warned that 'we foresee a significant negative impact on the growth and benefits of aviation if tough and restrictive protectionist measures are implemented.' If policies stay the same and if there is no backlash against globalization, passenger numbers will increase by 3.5 per cent each year in the next two decades, according to the organization, which is based in Montreal and Geneva.

Airlines expect doubling of passenger trips in next 20 years

PRESIDENT Donald Trump's is undeniably a protectionist. For him America comes first.

Trump's summits

Trump is accused of being protectionist for safeguarding American jobs, but believe me the EU is the most protectionist organisation there is, yet these protesters appear to be totally blinkered to reality.

No way to treat the US President

President Donald Trump's protectionist trade policies.

Japan Exports To US Fall, Business Mood Sours Amid Trade War Fears

and Chinese governments last week marked an escalation in protectionist rhetoric between the world's two largest economies.