gatekeeping
noun [ U ]
us
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the activity of trying to control who gets particular resources, power, or opportunities, and who does not:
- The challenge arises when one parent is sure his or her way is the only "right" way, resulting in the other parent being cut out of the decision-making process. That's where gatekeeping begins.
- Streaming platforms are also able to offer preferential treatment to certain songs and artists, though the gatekeeping isn't as severe as with commercial radio stations.
- It is argued that traditional publishing offers some degree of gatekeeping—i.e. only good books make it into print.
- Large record labels have lost so much gatekeeping ability due to the Internet revolution.
- Very clear gatekeeping procedures and stringent setting of priorities will be needed to prevent overspending.
- boundary
- box sb in
- chain
- circumscribe
- clamp down on sth
- cramp
- curtail
- curtailment
- damage limitation
- debilitating
- delimit
- hamstring
- keep to sth
- limitation
- limiting
- localize
- muzzle
- non-proliferation
- qualification
- tie sb down
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