protective system

noun

, Economics.

1. protectionism ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of protective system¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Labor reform, the socialistic tendency require a rigid adherence to the protective system.

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Though theoretically a free trader, he was largely instrumental in creating the Italian protective system.

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As recently as March 1910 the protective system of 1892 was strengthened, duties being raised all round.

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And now we have come to the point where that saving element in the protective system is in danger of vanishing.

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The exclusive and protective system utterly failed to accomplish its purpose in keeping out the Irish.

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