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Meaning of Protectionism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
pɹəˈtɛk.ʃə.nɪ.zəm

Definitions

  1. 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.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Linguistic purism.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الحماية حِمَائِيَّة
Català proteccionisme
Deutsch Protektionismus
Ελληνικά προστατευτισμός
Español proteccionismo
Suomi protektionismi
Français protectionnisme
हिन्दी संरक्षणवाद
Magyar protekcionizmus
Bahasa Indonesia proteksionisme
Italiano protezionismo
日本語 保護主義 保護貿易
ქართული პროტექციონიზმი
Қазақша қолдампаздық қолдаушылық протекционизм
한국어 보호무역 보호주의
Македонски протекционизам
Nederlands protectionisme
Polski protekcjonizm
Português protecionismo
Русский протекционизм
Svenska protektionism
ไทย ลัทธิคุ้มครอง
Türkçe himayecilik korumacılık

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Protectionist Protections protective protective briefs protective custody protective order

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