restrictionism
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8.9
- noun
- /rɪˈstrɪkʃənɪzəm/
:
restrictivismo
- The main consequence of the refugee influx in all three cases has been restrictionism, with closed border policies implemented in many cases.
Examples
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So clear was the craft logic of AFL restrictionism that historians are apt to regard it as simply materialistic and to note its racism only when direct assaults are made on groups traditionally regarded as non-white.
Academic text (1997) -
Around the same time as the Plan's announcement, LULAC made clear its opposition to restrictionism.
Academic text (2001) -
John Higham's 1955 study of nativism remains the standard text on the evolution of restrictionism during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Academic text (1999) -
Ron argues that immigration restrictionism is a political nonstarter, but mass unskilled immigration benefits the plutocratic class, so it needs to be curtailed.
Blog text (11) -
Moreover, continued restrictionism combined with public support of the national quota system prevailed to such an extent that the United States took little action to admit Jewish refugees fleeing Nazism during the Second World War.
Academic text (1999) -
Many advocates believe that immigration restrictionism harms the economy by limiting the workforce.
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The government has faced criticism for its restrictionism on refugee admissions in recent years.
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During debates on trade, restrictionism often comes up as a challenge to free market policies.
Synonyms
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3.0
A rule or action that limits what you can do
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3.5
A rule that controls how much or how many of something there can be
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3.9
A rule or measure that limits what people can do
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7.3
Limiting what people can do
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
restrictionism = restriction (transparent) = restriction + ism
A straightforward formation meaning the policy or practice characterized by restriction; learners who know 'restriction' and '-ism' can derive the meaning.
Etymology
Restrictionism comes from restrict ('to limit') and the ending -ism ('a practice or policy'). So, as a government approach, restrictionism means making rules that limit things like immigration or trade.