trade protection

trade protection
noun
the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
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he made trade protection a plank in the party platform

Syn: ↑protection
Derivationally related forms: ↑protect (for: ↑protection)
Hypernyms: ↑imposition, ↑infliction

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