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
protectionist
adjective
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Trump has long argued that protectionist trade policies are the only way to preserve and grow American factory jobs.
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
If protectionists prevail, however, a resolution is inevitable.
—David B. McGarry, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
Americans broadly understood how much their 1930 tariff, along with other protectionist and isolationist measures, did to turn a global economic crisis into another world war.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump ‘s protectionist trade policy stoked fears of an economic slowdown, causing a month-long pullback in the S & P 500 that last week dragged it into a correction.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
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Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 3 Apr. 2025
If protectionists prevail, however, a resolution is inevitable.
—David B. McGarry, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
Americans broadly understood how much their 1930 tariff, along with other protectionist and isolationist measures, did to turn a global economic crisis into another world war.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump ‘s protectionist trade policy stoked fears of an economic slowdown, causing a month-long pullback in the S & P 500 that last week dragged it into a correction.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Protectionist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protectionist. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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