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Protectionism

Pro-tec′tion-ism

,

Noun.

(Polit. Econ.)

The doctrine or policy of protectionists. See

, 4.

Definition 2024

protectionism

protectionism

English

Noun

protectionism ‎(countable and uncountable, plural protectionisms)

(politics, economics) 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.

Translations

A policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product by imposing tariffs, quotas or other barriers on imports

Armenian: պրոտեկցիոնիզմ ‎(protekcʿionizm)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 保護主義 (zh), 保护主义 (zh) ‎(bǎohùzhǔyì)
Finnish: protektionismi (fi)
French: protectionnisme (fr) m
German: Protektionismus (de) m
Irish: cosantachas
Italian: protezionismo (it) m

Japanese: 保護主義 ‎(ほごしゅぎ, hogoshugi)
Norwegian:

Bokmål: proteksjonisme m

Nynorsk: proteksjonisme m
Portuguese: protecionismo (pt) m
Russian: протекциони́зм (ru) m ‎(protekcionízm)
Spanish: proteccionismo (es) m
Swedish: protektionism (sv) c

Related terms

protectionist