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- French · borrowed fromprotectionnisme
- English todayprotectionism
Borrowed from French protectionnisme, equivalent to protection + -ism.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
protectionism
pro·tec·tio·ni·smToday it means: A system or policy of protecting the domestic producers of a product from foreign competition by imposing tariffs, quotas, duties or other barriers on importations. Full definition →
French protectionnisme