gatekeeper

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gate·keep·er /ˈɡeɪtˌkiːpə $ -ər/ noun [countableC]

1. BODHsomeone whose job is to open and close a gate, and to allow or not allow people to go through it 看门人，门卫

2. someone in an organization who has a lot of influence over what products the organization buys, who it buys them from etc 〔机构里有采购决定权的〕当家人

3. someone in an organization who tells customers or people with questions which people in the organization should be able to help them 接待员

Examples from the Corpus

gatekeeper• These conglomerates are the media gatekeepers that wield extraordinary power over the ideas and information the public receives.• Many of these are technology gatekeepers, and are referred to as consultants.• Law schools are the gatekeepers of the profession.• An offering for the gatekeeper of hell.• The groom should then pay the gatekeeper a token gift to allow the procession to pass.• The seasons, the gatekeepers of Olympus, stood waiting to fling the doors wide.• Looking back he saw that she was pleading with the gatekeeper, who continued to shake his head.

From Longman Business Dictionary

gatekeepergate·keep·er /ˈgeɪtˌkiːpə-ər/ noun [countableC]

1MARKETING someone in an organization who has a lot of influence over which products it buys, which company it buys them from etc

For technology gatekeepers, the challenge is to keep ahead of new computer developments.

2informalJOB someone in an organization who decides who should deal with particular enquiries and customers. Gatekeepers may also restrict who is allowed to talk to certain people in the organization

The receptionist has an important role to play as the firm’s gatekeeper.

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BNC: 24068 COCA: 15035

gatekeeper

People who tell people what to do: disciplinarian, autocrat, dictator...