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protectionism

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protectionism /prəˈtɛkʃəˌnɪzəm/ noun
protectionism
/prəˈtɛkʃəˌnɪzəm/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PROTECTIONISM
[noncount]
: the practice of helping businesses and industries in your own country by making laws that limit and tax products imported from other countries

— protectionist

/prəˈtɛkʃənɪst/ noun, plural protectionists [count]