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protectionism|prəʊˈtɛkʃənɪz(ə)m|
[f. prec. + -ism. Cf. F. protectionnisme (? from Eng.).]
The economic doctrine of protection; the policy or system of protection.
1852Punch 31 July 53/1 If a steam-boat does accidentally ‘put in’ with a few voyagers, it is met, in the first place, by a spirit of Protectionism and high prices in the shape of pier dues. 1858Sat. Rev. 20 Nov. 496/1 Up to the moment when Free-trade triumphed there remained a stolid mass of Protectionism against which argument was hopeless. 1878N. Amer. Rev. CXXVII. 179 The leanings of America towards protectionism. 1889Times 27 Nov. 5/4 Italy is the first Continental country which has had the courage to break with protectionism. 1895Ibid. 10 Jan. 9/4 In the struggle against old-world protectionism..Mr. Villiers did admirable work in the House of Commons. 1945K. R. Popper Open Society I. vi. 97 What I demand from the state is protection..for my own freedom and for other people's... [This] view..may be called ‘protectionism’. 1955Times 4 June 5/1 The Canadian Government's decision to amend the Customs tariff—the changes are due to come into effect today—has a suggestion of protectionism. 1969Listener 14 Aug. 201/1 This protectionism..was originally intended to stave off the intrusions of the American cinema. 1977Time 30 May 51/1 In times of recession, nations inevitably turn toward protectionism as a means of shielding jobs from the threat of foreign goods. |