protectionist

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

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.

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

• nonprotectionist, liberal, neoliberal, free-trade

• mercantilist

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.

• protectionism

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

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

protectionist m (plural protectionisten)

1. protectionist

• protectionisme