Definitions for protectionist
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. protectionistnoun

   an advocate of protectionism

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. protectionistnoun

   Someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign goods and services via actions taken by government.

2. protectionistadjective

   Of or pertaining to protectionism, or an advocate thereof.

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1. protectionist

   Protectionist refers to policies or ideas that seek to protect domestic industries from foreign competition through various means, such as imposing tariffs on imported goods, setting up trade barriers, and regulating imports and exports. A protectionist aims to support and preserve domestic businesses, jobs, and economic growth by discouraging foreign imports and promoting domestic production.

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1. Protectionistnoun

   one who favors protection. See Protection, 4

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Protectionist

   One who advocates the protection of home industries by levying imposts on foreign merchandise.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of protectionist in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of protectionist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of protectionist in a Sentence

1. Seth Rosenfeld:

   However, on the back of last month's announcement of new stainless anti-dumping duties, further protectionist policies by the European Commission may begin to portray a more proactive policy response than seen historically.

2. Hosuk Lee-Makayama:

   We work on the principle that if we don't do it, it must be bad. Whether that is protectionist or not I leave for others to dwell on.

3. Finance Minister Taro Aso:

   It's deeply deplorable, inward-looking policies involving one-sided, protectionist measures benefit no country.

4. Kingsley Douglas:

   Western countries are looking out for their citizens first before looking elsewhere. I do not begrudge them for being protectionist in their approach, nonetheless, it is in the interest of everyone that the critical mass of the world's population gets vaccinated and protected against Covid. Vaccines should be uniformly and equitably distributed.

5. Lori Calvasina:

   We are waking up in 2018 figuring out that the protectionist rhetoric from the summer of 2016 is real. It is a real underlying philosophy of this administration so I don't think it is unwise to position accordingly, we don't think there are any winners in a trade war, but it a question of who the relative losers are - small caps lose less.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=protectionist
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Protectionist
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protectionist
5. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=protectionist