Gatekeeper
noun
A person who controls access to something or someone.
The secretary is often seen as the gatekeeper to the boss.
Often appears as...
- act as a gatekeeper
- role of a gatekeeper
noun
A system controlling access to a network.
The gatekeeper allowed the authorized user to access the secure network.
Often appears as...
- gatekeeper system
- gatekeeper software
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Formal
noun
A part of our personality that decides which thoughts and feelings get expressed and which stay hidden.
My gatekeeper made me hide my feelings of sadness.
Often appears as...
- gatekeeper function
- the gatekeeper of the mind
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Formal
Academic
noun
A person or group who controls the way a product, project, or proposal moves forward.
The executive committee are the gatekeepers for all new project proposals.
Often appears as...
- corporate gatekeeper
- gatekeeper of a project
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Formal
Technical
noun
A person who controls access to something or someone.
The secretary is often seen as the gatekeeper to the boss.
Often appears as...
- act as a gatekeeper
- role of a gatekeeper
noun
A system controlling access to a network.
The gatekeeper allowed the authorized user to access the secure network.
Often appears as...
- gatekeeper system
- gatekeeper software
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A part of our personality that decides which thoughts and feelings get expressed and which stay hidden.
My gatekeeper made me hide my feelings of sadness.
Often appears as...
- gatekeeper function
- the gatekeeper of the mind
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A person or group who controls the way a product, project, or proposal moves forward.
The executive committee are the gatekeepers for all new project proposals.
Often appears as...
- corporate gatekeeper
- gatekeeper of a project
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Access Control
Gatekeeper refers to someone who has the power to grant or deny access to resources or people.
You'll need to convince the gatekeeper if you want an appointment with the director.
Pro Tip 2/2Influence Importance
Gatekeepers can influence decisions and opportunities because they control who gets through.
A good relationship with the gatekeeper can open many doors in your career.
Pro Tip 1/2Access Control
Gatekeeper refers to someone who has the power to grant or deny access to resources or people.
You'll need to convince the gatekeeper if you want an appointment with the director.
Pro Tip 2/2Influence Importance
Gatekeepers can influence decisions and opportunities because they control who gets through.
A good relationship with the gatekeeper can open many doors in your career.
Pro Tip 1/2Access Control
Gatekeeper refers to someone who has the power to grant or deny access to resources or people.
You'll need to convince the gatekeeper if you want an appointment with the director.
Pro Tip 2/2Influence Importance
Gatekeepers can influence decisions and opportunities because they control who gets through.
A good relationship with the gatekeeper can open many doors in your career.
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Distorting Madonna in...
and towards religion, monasteries became the gatekeepers of knowledge, which meant that classical books that praised physical pleasures were not copied or protected. Without protection, they became the victims of natural decay, fire, flooding, or pests. And without the help of monks transcribing new copies,
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Beware online "filter...
human gatekeepers to algorithmic ones and the thing is that the algorithms don't yet have the kind of embedded ethics that the editors did so if algorithms are going to curate the world for us if they're going to decide what we get to see and what we don't get to see that we need to make sure that
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Erica Frenkel: The...
So I've talked a lot about anesthesia, and I tend to do that. I think it is incredibly fascinating and an important component of health. And it really seems peripheral, we never think about it, until we don't have access to it, and then it becomes a gatekeeper. Who gets surgery and who doesn't?
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How to choose your news...
Today, we are more free than ever from the old media gatekeepers who used to control the flow of information. But with freedom comes the responsibility to curate our own experience and ensure that this flow does not become a flood, leaving us less informed than before we took the plunge.
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The future of money PIPE...
and money moved at a certain speed -- the speed of humans. In a digital world, money can reach much farther and is much faster, but we're at the mercy of these gatekeeper institutions. Money only moves at the speed of banks.
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Machine intelligence...
Decision makers and gatekeepers, in courts, in news, in war they make mistakes; but that's exactly my point. We cannot escape these difficult questions. We cannot outsource our responsibilities to machines.
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Beware online "filter...
from human gatekeepers to algorithmic ones. And the thing is that the algorithms don't yet have the kind of embedded ethics that the editors did. So if algorithms are going to curate the world for us,
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There are no scraps of...
the gatekeeper to me they come every day to see if the center would open I said no is that we have to we have to go away we cannot stay here they were bomb being not very close but you could hear the
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What makes a language......
from the public sphere, framing them as backward and unsophisticated. In everything from job applications to court testimonies, standard languages act as gatekeepers around the world.
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Alberto Cairo: There are...
in those days. So I said, "Well I will give him some money." And so the following day, I went to the orthopedic center. And I spoke with a gatekeeper. I was ready to tell him,
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Distorting Madonna in...
and towards religion, monasteries became the gatekeepers of knowledge, which meant that classical books that praised physical pleasures were not copied or protected. Without protection, they became the victims of natural decay, fire, flooding, or pests. And without the help of monks transcribing new copies,
Video examples
Beware online "filter...
human gatekeepers to algorithmic ones and the thing is that the algorithms don't yet have the kind of embedded ethics that the editors did so if algorithms are going to curate the world for us if they're going to decide what we get to see and what we don't get to see that we need to make sure that
Video examples
Erica Frenkel: The...
So I've talked a lot about anesthesia, and I tend to do that. I think it is incredibly fascinating and an important component of health. And it really seems peripheral, we never think about it, until we don't have access to it, and then it becomes a gatekeeper. Who gets surgery and who doesn't?
Video examples
How to choose your news...
Today, we are more free than ever from the old media gatekeepers who used to control the flow of information. But with freedom comes the responsibility to curate our own experience and ensure that this flow does not become a flood, leaving us less informed than before we took the plunge.
Video examples
The future of money PIPE...
and money moved at a certain speed -- the speed of humans. In a digital world, money can reach much farther and is much faster, but we're at the mercy of these gatekeeper institutions. Money only moves at the speed of banks.
Video examples
Machine intelligence...
Decision makers and gatekeepers, in courts, in news, in war they make mistakes; but that's exactly my point. We cannot escape these difficult questions. We cannot outsource our responsibilities to machines.
Video examples
Beware online "filter...
from human gatekeepers to algorithmic ones. And the thing is that the algorithms don't yet have the kind of embedded ethics that the editors did. So if algorithms are going to curate the world for us,
Video examples
There are no scraps of...
the gatekeeper to me they come every day to see if the center would open I said no is that we have to we have to go away we cannot stay here they were bomb being not very close but you could hear the
Video examples
What makes a language......
from the public sphere, framing them as backward and unsophisticated. In everything from job applications to court testimonies, standard languages act as gatekeepers around the world.
Video examples
Alberto Cairo: There are...
in those days. So I said, "Well I will give him some money." And so the following day, I went to the orthopedic center. And I spoke with a gatekeeper. I was ready to tell him,
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Janet Mock
American Writer
Media gatekeepers - editors, publishers, film studios and the like - need to begin investing in talent behind the scenes, developing and resourcing marginalized voices to tell their own stories. At the end of the day, it's about the story and what will enable the audience to truly see, understand, and know the life and times of the subject.
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Kano
British Musician
Initially we were spitting lyrics over garage beats, in that eight-bar gap where there wasn't a vocal. But we were rebellious towards garage because they were rebellious towards us; a lot of their gatekeepers said grime was too violent.
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Olaf Carlson-Wee
American Businessman
VCs are used to being the gatekeepers of capital. There's this old narrative of entrepreneurs going hat in hand begging VCs for money. That absolutely is not the world we're in anymore.
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Eric Alterman
American Writer
But particularly when the media profess to strive toward objectivity, gatekeepers play a crucial role in helping people navigate the news to make educated political decisions.
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G-Eazy
American Musician
I've seen what you can do in this grassroots, do-it-yourself world, and I've seen how far that can get you. To be iconic, you still need the gatekeepers to open the doors.
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Hannah Gadsby
Australian Comedian
Comedy is great in that it's accessible to someone like me, from a low socioeconomic background, struggling in life. The gatekeepers are a lot stronger in other art forms.
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Saweetie
American Musician
With social media, the gatekeepers are our followers. It has opened so many doors for me not only musically, but fashion-wise as well.
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David Byrne
Scottish Musician
The imminent demise of the large record companies as gatekeepers of the world's popular music is a good thing, for the most part.
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Anthony J. D'Angelo
American Writer
Always be nice to secretaries. They are the real gatekeepers in the world.
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Tzipi Livni
Israeli Politician
It's important to be the gatekeeper against dangerous ideas.
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Janet Mock
American Writer
Media gatekeepers - editors, publishers, film studios and the like - need to begin investing in talent behind the scenes, developing and resourcing marginalized voices to tell their own stories. At the end of the day, it's about the story and what will enable the audience to truly see, understand, and know the life and times of the subject.
Quote examples
Kano
British Musician
Initially we were spitting lyrics over garage beats, in that eight-bar gap where there wasn't a vocal. But we were rebellious towards garage because they were rebellious towards us; a lot of their gatekeepers said grime was too violent.
Quote examples
Olaf Carlson-Wee
American Businessman
VCs are used to being the gatekeepers of capital. There's this old narrative of entrepreneurs going hat in hand begging VCs for money. That absolutely is not the world we're in anymore.
Quote examples
Eric Alterman
American Writer
But particularly when the media profess to strive toward objectivity, gatekeepers play a crucial role in helping people navigate the news to make educated political decisions.
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G-Eazy
American Musician
I've seen what you can do in this grassroots, do-it-yourself world, and I've seen how far that can get you. To be iconic, you still need the gatekeepers to open the doors.
Quote examples
Hannah Gadsby
Australian Comedian
Comedy is great in that it's accessible to someone like me, from a low socioeconomic background, struggling in life. The gatekeepers are a lot stronger in other art forms.
Quote examples
Saweetie
American Musician
With social media, the gatekeepers are our followers. It has opened so many doors for me not only musically, but fashion-wise as well.
Quote examples
David Byrne
Scottish Musician
The imminent demise of the large record companies as gatekeepers of the world's popular music is a good thing, for the most part.
Quote examples
Anthony J. D'Angelo
American Writer
Always be nice to secretaries. They are the real gatekeepers in the world.
Quote examples
Tzipi Livni
Israeli Politician
It's important to be the gatekeeper against dangerous ideas.
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