Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who keeps a gate, as of a turnpike, race-course, railroad-crossing, private grounds, etc.
- noun An English collectors' name for an Old World agapetid butterfly, Satyrus megæra, a species which occurs throughout Europe and western Asia. Also called the wall-brown.
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Examples
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This was yet another instance revealing how vulnerable the Internet is to discrimination and gate-keeper control absent clear rules of the road.
Art Brodsky: Our Open Internet Under Siege Art Brodsky 2010
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If Rick never made another movie except his devastating role as the "gate-keeper" in Ghostbusters, the world would continue to be a better place because of him.
Jon Chattman: Singer/Songwriter Sean Rowe Makes Magic Jon Chattman 2011
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This was yet another instance revealing how vulnerable the Internet is to discrimination and gate-keeper control absent clear rules of the road.
Art Brodsky: Our Open Internet Under Siege Art Brodsky 2010
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This was yet another instance revealing how vulnerable the Internet is to discrimination and gate-keeper control absent clear rules of the road.
Art Brodsky: Our Open Internet Under Siege Art Brodsky 2010
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Think how much govt tape there will be to get anything accomplished ... they talk about the gate-keeper which is a govt run agency to decide who is elegible for the new plan and who is not ... that will put so much more cost and time into the plan ... no why is it worth it
CNN Poll: President's approval on health care under 50 percent 2009
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This was yet another instance revealing how vulnerable the Internet is to discrimination and gate-keeper control absent clear rules of the road.
Art Brodsky: Our Open Internet Under Siege Art Brodsky 2010
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But all the world is not a court; to be a citizen is not to have passed through voir dire; and our choices are not contained on a verdict form, to be decided on what some gate-keeper decides is admissible.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Could National Juries Alleviate the Problem of Political Ignorance? 2010
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Is Apple's role as a gate-keeper of App Store propriety justified?
There Is an App for What? Why Apple Has to Morally Police the App Store 2010
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So, it had no choice but to position itself as the gate-keeper to the App Store, offer restrictions on downloadable content, and allow third-party developers like Mobicip. com to provide safe access to the web on iPhone OS-powered devices.
There Is an App for What? Why Apple Has to Morally Police the App Store 2010
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In order to produce gaming machines for kids, learning tools for schools, and devices attractive to parents, Apple has no choice but to position itself as the gate-keeper to the App Store.
Suren Ramasubbu: There Is an App for What? Why Apple Had to Police the App Store Suren Ramasubbu 2010
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