What does Protection mean?

Definitions for Protection
prəˈtɛk ʃənpro·tec·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. protectionnoun

    the activity of protecting someone or something

    "the witnesses demanded police protection"

  2. protective covering, protective cover, protectionnoun

    a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury

    "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors"

  3. security, protectionnoun

    defense against financial failure; financial independence

    "his pension gave him security in his old age"; "insurance provided protection against loss of wages due to illness"

  4. protection, shelternoun

    the condition of being protected

    "they were huddled together for protection"; "he enjoyed a sense of peace and protection in his new home"

  5. auspices, protection, aegisnoun

    kindly endorsement and guidance

    "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"

  6. protection, trade protectionnoun

    the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition

    "he made trade protection a plank in the party platform"

  7. protection, tributenoun

    payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence

    "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection"

Wiktionary

  1. protectionnoun

    The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.

  2. protectionnoun

    The state of being safe.

  3. protectionnoun

    A contraceptive device.

  4. protectionnoun

    Coverage.

  5. protectionnoun

    Immunity from harm obtained by illegal payments, as bribery or extortion.

  6. protectionnoun

    Restrictions on foreign competitors that limit their ability to compete with domestic producers of goods or services.

  7. protectionnoun

    An instance of a security token associated with a resource (such as a file.)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Protectionnoun

    Etymology: protection, Fr. from protect.

    Drive tow’rd Dover, friend, where thou shalt meet
    Both welcome and protection. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    If the weak might find protection from the mighty, they could not with justice lament their condition. Jonathan Swift.

Wikipedia

  1. Protection

    Protection is a song written by Bruce Springsteen for Donna Summer. It was originally featured on the 1982 Donna Summer album which was produced by Quincy Jones. In 1997 it was also included on One Step Up/Two Steps Back: The Songs Of Bruce Springsteen. It was released as a single in Belgium and Japan and was nominated for a Grammy Award as Best Female Rock Vocal Performance alongside Linda Ronstadt, Pat Benatar, Bonnie Raitt, and Kim Carnes. David Geffen approached Jon Landau, Springsteen's manager and producer, and asked if Springsteen would be interested in writing a song for Summer. Summer had just recently signed for Geffen Records. Springsteen agreed to write a song and, while working with Gary U. S. Bonds, he gathered the E Street Band to record a demo. However, when Landau heard the result, "Cover Me", he persuaded Springsteen to keep that song for himself. Springsteen then wrote "Protection". He recorded a version with the E Street Band at The Hit Factory during January or February 1982 and registered it at the United States Copyright Office on March 8, 1982. In the same month Springsteen and Roy Bittan also travelled to Los Angeles to help record Summer's version of the song. Bruce and Donna allegedly also recorded a duet vocal version at her sessions but it remains unreleased. On the released version by Summer, Springsteen played the guitar solo and can clearly be heard on fadeout vocals. Springsteen's own version of the song was seriously considered for Born in the USA, however it remains unreleased. He has never performed the song in concert, although it was rehearsed in early 1988 for the upcoming Tunnel of Love Express Tour. The song peak No. 26 in Spain Radio chart.

ChatGPT

  1. protection

    Protection refers to the act of preventing harm, damage, or loss to someone or something. It involves measures or actions taken to guard against potential threats, ensuring safety and security. Protection can apply in various contexts such as physical safety, emotional well-being, legal rights, data privacy, and more.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Protectionnoun

    the act of protecting, or the state of being protected; preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense; shelter; as, the weak need protection

  2. Protectionnoun

    that which protects or preserves from injury; a defense; a shield; a refuge

  3. Protectionnoun

    a writing that protects or secures from molestation or arrest; a pass; a safe-conduct; a passport

  4. Protectionnoun

    a theory, or a policy, of protecting the producers in a country from foreign competition in the home market by the imposition of such discriminating duties on goods of foreign production as will restrict or prevent their importation; -- opposed to free trade

Wikidata

  1. Protection

    Protection is the second album by Bristol-based trip hop collective Massive Attack. It was last to feature Tricky as a member of the group, after going solo with his album Maxinquaye in 1995.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Protection

    name given to the encouragement of certain home products of a country by imposing duties on foreign products of the class, opposed to free-trade.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. protection

    1. Preservation of the effectiveness and survivability of mission-related military and nonmilitary personnel, equipment, facilities, information, and infrastructure deployed or located within or outside the boundaries of a given operational area. 2. In space usage, active and passive defensive measures to ensure that United States and friendly space systems perform as designed by seeking to overcome an adversary

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. PROTECTION

    Originally, the swaddling clothes of the infant, Industry; now, merely the shoe-lacings for the giant, Monopoly.

Suggested Resources

  1. protection

    The protection symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the protection symbol and its characteristic.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Protection' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1269

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Protection' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1874

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Protection' in Nouns Frequency: #586

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Protection in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Protection in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Protection in a Sentence

  1. Trufant Salvant:

    It is heartbreaking, we've gone through this so many times before and [ the ] only answer to all of this would be levee protection.

  2. Liz Hempowicz:

    I don't know if The SBA matters if it was the Paycheck Protection Program loan money or other money that was freed up by the Paycheck Protection Program loan.

  3. The Vice President:

    No, The Vice President office's not. The Vice President office's the reason why we demanded that Congress provide $ 4.6 billion in additional support to Customs and Border Protection, the McAllen station, where our cells are overflowing... ought to be a very clear message to every American that the time for action is now and the time for Congress to act to end the flow of families that are coming north from Central America to our border is now.

  4. Antony Blinken:

    The Biden administration believes there are more suitable ways to work with our partner governments to manage migration across the region, the United States will build on our strong relationships and support these governments' efforts to address forced displacement without placing undue burden on them, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our approach will continue to provide support for their national action plans under the Comprehensive Regional Protection and Solutions Framework through international humanitarian partners.

  5. Alexander Kolotov:

    We see that The Russian government, instead of restricting anthropogenic activity around Lake Baikal, moves in a completely different direction, all recent legislation aims to weaken The Russian government environmental protection status.

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