pro ‧ tec ‧ tion ‧ is ‧ m /prəˈtekʃ ə nɪz ə m/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ protection , ↑ protector , ↑ protectionism , ↑ protectionist , ↑ protectiveness , ↑ protectorate ; adjective : ↑ protected ≠ ↑ unprotected , ↑ protective , ↑ protectionist ; verb : ↑ protect ; adverb : ↑ protectively ]
when a government tries to help industries in its own country by taxing or restricting foreign goods
—protectionist adjective
—protectionist noun [countable]