Protectionist
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relating to actions by a government to help its countrys trade or industry by taxing goods bought from other countries:
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protectionist laws or methods are intended to help a countrys trade or industry by putting taxes on goods bought from other countries or by limiting the amount of goods that can be imported:
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An advocate of the policy of shielding a countrys domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports.
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