Definition of Protectionists

1. Noun. (plural of protectionist) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Protectionists

1. protectionist [n] - See also: protectionist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Protectionists

protectee
protectees
protecter
protecters
protecteth
protectibility
protecting
protecting(a)
protecting group
protectingly
protection
protection course
protectionism
protectionisms
protectionist
protectionists (current term)
protections
protective
protective(p)
protective coloration
protective cover
protective covering
protective embankment
protective fold
protective garment
protective tariff
protectively
protectiveness
protectivity
protector

Literary usage of Protectionists

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Greville Memoirs (second Part): A Journal of the Reign of Queen Victoria by Charles Greville (1885)
"John Russell voted with the Government, but could not get the Whigs to stay for it; the protectionists were uproarious at beating th,. ..."

2. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"British protectionists^ By Arnold Bennett NOTHING can be clearer than that ... The sentimentalist-protectionists assert that we shall not want to have any ..."

3. A History of England from the Conclusion of the Great War in 1815 by Spencer Walpole (1886)
"7 enough that tlie of the protectionists were not numerous enough to inflict ... protectionists had therefore the opportunity of resisting the motion for ..."

4. American Tariff Controversies in the Nineteenth Century by Edward Stanwood (1903)
"From the first the protectionists realized that they had to fight for existence. They were confronted by a united and determined enemy, and were weakened ..."

5. American Tariff Controversies in the Nineteenth Century by Edward Stanwood (1903)
"... arguing that no limitation on the power of Congress was imposed by the Constitution, was greatly used to support the contention of the protectionists. ..."

6. American Tariff Controversies in the Nineteenth Century by Edward Stanwood (1903)
"From the first the protectionists realized that they had to fight for existence. They were confronted by a united and determined enemy, and were weakened ..."

7. Canada and the Canadian Question by Goldwin Smith (1891)
"It has been objected by some American protectionists that America would be ... It is alleged by protectionists that there cannot be a profitable trade ..."

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