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gatekeeperism

noun

Etymology

From gatekeeper + -ism.

  1. inherited from kepere
  2. compounded as gatekeeper — “gate + keeper”
  3. suffixed as gatekeeperism — “gatekeeper + -ism”

Definitions

  1. The attitudes, behaviours, and actions associated with being a gatekeeper (one who guards…

    The attitudes, behaviours, and actions associated with being a gatekeeper (one who guards or controls access to a given area).

    • That being said, they are also wary of 'gatekeeperism' within the movement that is overly critical of methods of public participation that might lack experience or engage in forms of online activism […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA