protectionist
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protectionist
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Borrowed from French protectionniste, equivalent to protection + -ist.
adjective more protectionist · most protectionist
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Of or pertaining to protectionism, or an advocate thereof.
This is because most member countries still hold a very much protectionist stance when it comes to the service sector.
Similar: protectionistic, illiberal, procontrol
Opposite: nonprotectionist, liberal, neoliberal, free-trade
noun protectionists
- Someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign goods and services via actions taken by government. It also would cut deeply into the trans-Atlantic alliance at the worst possible time by giving anti-American, anti-capitalist nationalists and protectionists in Europe a platform to thrive. Anti-American sentiment will grow, and Europe risks a retreat to protectionism. Those of us who make the case
- A linguistic purist.
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: nonprotectionist, liberal, neoliberal, free-trade
Translations
Every language
adj of or pertaining to protectionism, or an advocate thereof
| Español | proteccionista |
|---|---|
| Português | protecionista |
| Français | protectionniste |
| Deutsch | protektionistisch |
| Italiano | protezionista |
| Русский | протекциони́стский protɛkcionístskij |
noun someone who believes in protecting domestic producers
| Español | proteccionista |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 保護主義者 /保护主义者 bǎohùzhǔyìzhě |
| Português | protecionista |
| Français | protectionniste |
| Deutsch | Protektionist, Protektionistin |
| Italiano | protezionista |
| Русский | протекциони́ст protɛkcioníst, протекциони́стка protɛkcionístka |
Talk about this word "protectionist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/protectionist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. protectionist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/protectionist "protectionist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/protectionist.Cite this
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title = {protectionist},
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year = {2026},
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