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PROTECTIONISM

\pɹətˈɛkʃənˌɪzəm], \pɹətˈɛkʃənˌɪzəm], \p_ɹ_ə_t_ˈɛ_k_ʃ_ə_n_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of PROTECTIONISM

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary

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The doctrine or policy of protectionists. See Protection, 4.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The doctrine that certain home industries and produce should be encouraged by taxing imported goods.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

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