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protectionists

protectionists is the plural of protectionist.

Meaning of protectionist

Noun

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.
    • It also would cut deeply into the trans-Atlantic alliance at the worst possible time by giving anti-American, anti-capitalist nationalists and protectionists in Europe a platform to thrive. Anti-American sentiment will grow, and Europe risks a retreat to protectionism. Those of us who make the case...2019 February 21, Guy Verhofstadt, “A Trump trade war with Europe would hurt the trans-Atlantic relationship”, in CNN
  2. A linguistic purist.

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Questions about protectionists

What is protectionists the plural of?
Protectionists is the plural of protectionist.

Words near protectionists in the dictionary

  1. protectionary
  2. protectionism
  3. protectionisms
  4. protectionist
  5. protectionistic
  6. protectionists
  7. protectionless
  8. protections
  9. protective
  10. protective briefs
  11. protective custody

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