protectionist

English

Etymology

From French protectionniste. By surface analysis, protection +‎ -ist.

Adjective

protectionist (comparative more protectionist, superlative most protectionist)

1. Of or pertaining to protectionism, or an advocate thereof.
   • 2008, International Transport Forum, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, SourceOECD (Online service), 17th International ITF/OECD Symposium on Transport Economics and Policy: benefiting from globalisation : transport sector contribution and policy challenges : introductory reports and summary of discussion : 25-27 October 2006, Berlin, →ISBN, page 171:

     This is because most member countries still hold a very much protectionist stance when it comes to the service sector.

   • 2020 June 23, John Bolton, The Room Where It Happened, →ISBN, page 185:

     The "national security" grounds were gauzy at best; the 232 tariffs were classically protectionist.

Synonyms

• protectionistic, illiberal, procontrol (particularly w/r/t export control)

Antonyms

• nonprotectionist, liberal, neoliberal, free-trade

Hyponyms

• mercantilist

Translations

of or pertaining to protectionism, or an advocate thereof

• Catalan: proteccionista
• Dutch: protectionistisch (nl)
• Finnish: protektionistinen (fi)
• French: protectionniste (fr)
• Galician: proteccionista
• Georgian: პროტექციონისტური (ṗroṭekcionisṭuri)
• German: protektionistisch (de)
• Hungarian: protekcionista (hu)
• Italian: protezionista
• Polish: protekcjonistyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: protecionista
• Russian: протекциони́стский (ru) (protɛkcionístskij)
• Spanish: proteccionista (es)

Noun

protectionist (plural protectionists)

1. Someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign goods and services via actions taken by government.

Related terms

• protectionism

Translations

someone who believes in protecting domestic producers by impeding or limiting the importation of foreign goods and services via actions taken by government

• Catalan: proteccionista m or f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 保護主義者／保护主义者 (bǎohùzhǔyìzhě)

• Dutch: protectionist m
• French: protectionniste (fr) m or f
• Galician: proteccionista m or f
• Georgian: პროტექციონისტი (ṗroṭekcionisṭi)
• German: Protektionist m, Protektionistin f
• Hungarian: protekcionista (hu)
• Italian: protezionista m or f
• Polish: protekcjonista m, protekcjonistka f
• Portuguese: protecionista m or f
• Russian: протекциони́ст (ru) m (protɛkcioníst), протекциони́стка f (protɛkcionístka)
• Spanish: proteccionista (es) m or f

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Netherlands) IPA^(key): /ˌproː.tɛk.ʃoːˈnɪst/

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• Hyphenation: pro‧tec‧ti‧o‧nist
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

protectionist m (plural protectionisten)

1. protectionist

Related terms

• protectionisme