gate-keeping
gate-keeping is the alternative form of gatekeeping.
gate-keeping is the present participle and gerund of gate-keep.
Meaning of gatekeeping
Noun
gatekeeping (usually uncountable, plural gatekeepings)
- The act or process of limiting another party's participation in a collective identity or an activity, usually due to undue pettiness, resentment, selfishness, complacency, or overprotectiveness.
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Questions about gate-keeping
- What is gate-keeping the alternative form of?
- Gate-keeping is the alternative form of gatekeeping.
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