protectionist
noun
pro·tec·tion·ist prə-ˈtek-sh(ə-)nist 
: an advocate of government economic protection for domestic producers through restrictions on foreign competitors
protectionism
prə-ˈtek-shə-ˌni-zəm
noun protectionist adjective
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The World Trade Organization, citing the damage that protectionist policies could pose, has urged countries to keep trade open to combat the negative effects of climate change. 
Keith Bradsher, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 But America’s allies are wary of the law’s protectionist impulses. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2022 Eric Wesoff is hopeful the bill could finally spur a U.S. solar manufacturing boom where protectionist tariffs have failed. Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022 Much of this is tied to child protectionist language and to a very particular idea of what morality looks like or doesn’t look like and the dangers of being exposed to LGBTQ history or people. Brandon Tensley, CNN, 15 June 2022 Across the last 10 years, there’s been a measurable decline in the volume of international trade; both Trump and Sanders have made opposition to free trade and an embrace of protectionist policies popular. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 11 June 2022 But once at Trump’s side, Mr. Hatch stayed firmly affixed, despite his free-trade views that contrasted with the president’s protectionist policies. Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2022 Its protectionist policies restrict cargo between American ports to ships built here and crewed with Americans. Dan Mclaughlin, National Review, 16 Mar. 2022 Due to other nations’ protectionist and discriminatory digital rules, many of which unfairly target American businesses, the U.S. has fallen behind. Myron Brilliant, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2022 See More
Keith Bradsher, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 But America’s allies are wary of the law’s protectionist impulses. Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2022 Eric Wesoff is hopeful the bill could finally spur a U.S. solar manufacturing boom where protectionist tariffs have failed. Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2022 Much of this is tied to child protectionist language and to a very particular idea of what morality looks like or doesn’t look like and the dangers of being exposed to LGBTQ history or people. Brandon Tensley, CNN, 15 June 2022 Across the last 10 years, there’s been a measurable decline in the volume of international trade; both Trump and Sanders have made opposition to free trade and an embrace of protectionist policies popular. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 11 June 2022 But once at Trump’s side, Mr. Hatch stayed firmly affixed, despite his free-trade views that contrasted with the president’s protectionist policies. Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2022 Its protectionist policies restrict cargo between American ports to ships built here and crewed with Americans. Dan Mclaughlin, National Review, 16 Mar. 2022 Due to other nations’ protectionist and discriminatory digital rules, many of which unfairly target American businesses, the U.S. has fallen behind. Myron Brilliant, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1834, in the meaning defined above