protectionism
We shouldn’t jeopardize our access to foreign markets by adopting protectionist policies.
They will try to deal with the trade deficit by imposing protectionist measures.
There is resistance to free trade and a protectionist sentiment

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protectionist | Business English

protectionist
adjective
 ECONOMICS/prəˈtekʃənɪst/ukus
protectionist laws or methods are intended to help a country's trade or industry by putting taxes on goods bought from other countries or by limiting the amount of goods that can be imported:
protectionist measures/policiesSuch protectionist measures penalise exporters in developing countries.
protectionist laws/measures/legislation
protectionist
noun[ C ]
 ECONOMICS/prəˈtekʃənɪst/ukus
someone who supports helping a country's trade or industry by putting taxes on goods bought from other countries or by limiting the amount of goods that can be imported:
The government has labelled many critics of its booming exports as trade protectionists.

Examples of protectionist

protectionist
Prior to 1846, their protectionist votes conflicted with a personal ideology that coincided more with constituents' interests.
Protectionist fallacies had all been exposed, enlightenment was spreading, and landlords' resistance simply encouraged the build-up of more pressure for revenge.
As historians have recently argued, protectionists were confident that they occupied the mainstream of tory tradition.
Even if public officials disguise protectionist policies, the resulting distortions are likely to degrade a country's macroeconomic performance.
Not only could this open the window to protectionist measures, but it would leave ambivalent the question of who decides what are fair trade measures.
Yet the labour movement was deeply suspicious of protectionists' claims to be interested in its well-being.
Lastly, the declining importance of the agricultural sector in electoral campaign further facilitated the politicians to prefer an export promotion policy over protectionist policies.
The workshop provided an opportunity for both scientists and animal protectionists to effect an outcome having widespread significance.
In particular, how might we describe the epistemic orientation reflected in these protectionist health policies?
Both the protectionist and the children's rights models give insufficient recognition to the importance of care and caregiving.
Such a protectionist effect, whether intentional or not, runs counter to principles of a liberalized system of international trade.
Their assumptions are organicist and modernist; their policy inclinations are protectionist and nationalist.
Since we are focused on trade policy, a single policy dimension is useful; preferences range from protectionist to free trade.
The disruptions were attributed to the passivity of the consumer or the protectionist agricultural policy.
I do by no means deny that regional agreements may serve protectionist purposes.
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