gatekeeping

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of gatekeep

Word forms

gatekeeping gate-keeping
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