protectionist

🇬🇧 UK/prә'tekʃәnist/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLB1

Definitions

n.

A person who supports protecting domestic industries by restricting foreign imports.

贸易保护主义者

adj.

Relating to or supporting the restriction of foreign imports to protect domestic industries.

贸易保护主义的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
protectstem
+
ionconnector
+
istone who practices, believer in
=protectionist

Common Collocations

  • 1.protectionist policy贸易保护主义政策
  • 2.protectionist sentiment贸易保护主义情绪
  • 3.protectionist trade measures贸易保护措施
  • 4.[staunch protectionist]坚定的贸易保护主义者

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The senator was a staunch protectionist who opposed all free trade agreements.

  • 2.

    Protectionists argue that tariffs are necessary to save domestic manufacturing jobs.

  • 3.

    The new administration's protectionist stance alarmed trading partners worldwide.

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