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facilitator|fəˈsɪlɪteɪtə(r)|
[f. facilitate v. + -or.]
One who or that which facilitates.
1824Ann. Reg. 266* An apparatus for shaving which he denominates the useful and elegant facilitator. 1834New Monthly Mag. XLII. 260 Steam and gas..are the grand facilitators and illuminators of the intercourse of the most distant provinces. 1871Pall Mall G. 29 Mar. 11 The Washington correspondent..says the Senate is becoming the great facilitator of jobs and schemes.
▸ spec. A person or organization assigned to facilitate progress towards a specific objective, esp. one whose role is to foster communication or understanding within a group of people, or negotiations between various parties; a mediator; a coordinator (esp. of a conference, discussion group, etc.).
1928C. F. Lay in Accounting Rev. 3 49 The entire work of the controller may be thought of as advisory to the general manager and to other departmental heads... This is probably most clearly seen with reference to the controller's work as designer and ‘facilitator’ of the budgetary program. 1941Jrnl. Business Univ. Chicago 14 212 The person charged with responsibility for operation (whether called ‘manager’,..‘facilitator’, or other term) is a person who, acting for his group, does his best to aid in evoking or calling forth from many sources the authority of this type, the authority of that type,..which in their totality permit the group to continue and to function. 1961J. Klein Working with Groups iv. 50 Since such a member facilitates the exchange of information and of views, he would be called the facilitator. 1989Accountancy June 89/2 The company..is a ‘facilitator’, and its role is to coordinate and persuade the council, the Government, local landowners and other developers to ensure the overall success of the scheme. 2000Guardian (Dar es Salaam) 27 Mar. 1/4 Former South African president Nelson Mandela, the facilitator of the talks, was yesterday scheduled to brief six African heads of state. |