0 a person whose job is to open and close a gate and to prevent people entering without permission --
The professors act as gatekeepers who determine which students are admitted into the competetive engineering program.
1 a person or organization that controls whether people can have or use a particular service: --
Each side had its own "friendly" gatekeepers who could conceivably open a gate that would decide the election and reinstall the transition ritual.
He noted that not withstanding their reputational capital, ' professional gatekeepers do acquiesce to managerial fraud ' (p. 14).
Oneyear outcomes of older adults referred for aging and mental health services by community gatekeepers.
Their criticisms amount to a kind of cultural protectionism, the rearguard action of outmoded gatekeepers protesting the rise of new mediators.
Editors, producers, or censors - who decide what the news should be - are gatekeepers.
Given the overwhelming evidence of positive provider satisfaction and perceptions, it may appear contradictory that generally satisfied providers could be critical gatekeepers.
As the most important gatekeepers of the port, sanitary inspectors observed not just disease but also crowding, lack of ventilation, and dirt on the ships.
The pivotal role of political parties as gatekeepers has been emphasised here as well.
