gatekeeper
Example Sentences
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The chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission sees their platforms as a way for society to channel the wisdom of crowds for useful information, offering a check on news media and other gatekeepers.
Along with Ticketmaster, which it purchased in 2010, Live Nation puts on concerts, sells tickets and owns venues, serving multiple roles that US regulators said had turned it into a "gatekeeper" for the industry.
From BBC
It follows a broader trend of airlines focusing on high-earning business travelers over casual leisure flyers, with credit cards increasingly serving as the gatekeeper to the best travel benefits.
From MarketWatch
Clinicians usually serve as the gatekeepers of accommodation.
As court composer and music gatekeeper, Salieri has power and position.
From Los Angeles Times
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