Dictionary

protectionism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /pɹəˈtɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zəm/
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Etymology

Borrowed from French protectionnisme, equivalent to protection + -ism.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations.
   • 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:
2. (countable, uncountable) Linguistic purism.

Forms

Deriveds

nonprotectionism · antiprotectionism

Relateds

protectionist

Translations (65)

fa حمایتگرایی (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · uz proteksionizm (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · ko 보호주의 (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · ja 保護主義 (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · sh protekcionìzam (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · id proteksionisme (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · ka პროტექციონიზმი (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · pt protecionismo (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · nb proteksjonisme (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · kk қолдампаздық (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · bg протекциони́зъм (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · tg протектсио­низм (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · sk protekcionizmus (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · ky протекционизм (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · hi संरक्षणवाद (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · ca proteccionisme (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · th ลัทธิคุ้มครอง (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · io protektismo (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · da protektionisme (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · sv protektionism (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · hy հովանավորչություն (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · ru протекциони́зм (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · lt protekcionizmas (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · kk қолдаушылық (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · cs protekcionismus (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · nl protectionisme (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · fi protektionismi (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · cy diffyndollaeth (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · pl protekcjonizm (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · sq proteksionizëm (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · sh протекционѝзам (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · ja 保護貿易 (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · pa ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆਵਾਦ (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · fr protectionnisme (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · et protektsionism (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · ko 보호무역 (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · tr korumacılık (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · nn proteksjonisme (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · kk протекционизм (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · de Protektionismus (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · tt химаячелек (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · sl protekcionizem (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · mi pākaihokotanga (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · cmn 保護主義 /保护主义 (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · eo protektismo (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · mk протекциони́зам (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · es proteccionismo (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · hy պրոտեկցիոնիզմ (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · tt протекционизм (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · ga cosantachas (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · lv protekcionisms (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · ro protecționism (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · uk протекціоні́зм (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · vi bảo hộ mậu dịch (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · ta பாதுகாப்புவாதம் (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · ar حِمَائِيَّة (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · he פְּרוֹטֶקְצְיוֹנִיזְם (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · el προστατευτισμός (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · hu protekcionizmus (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · it protezionismo (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · eu protekzionismo (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · tr himayecilik (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · az proteksionizm (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · ast proteicionismu (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.) · be пратэкцыяні́зм (a policy of protecting the domestic producers by imposing tariffs etc.)