facilitator
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fa·cil·i·tate
(fə-sĭl′ĭ-tāt′)tr.v. fa·cil·i·tat·ed, fa·cil·i·tat·ing, fa·cil·i·tates
1. To make easy or easier: political agreements that facilitated troop withdrawals.
2. To lead (a discussion), as by asking questions, mediating between opposing viewpoints, or ensuring that all participants' views are heard.
[French faciliter, from Old French, from Italian facilitare, from facile, facile, from Latin facilis; see facile.]
fa·cil′i·ta′tive (-tā′tĭv) adj.
fa·cil′i·ta′tor n.
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Noun | 1. | facilitator - someone who makes progress easier |
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[fəˈsɪlɪteɪtəʳ] N → facilitador(a) m/fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[fəˈsɪlɪteɪtər] n (in negotiations) → facilitateur/trice m/f; (educational) → animateur/trice m/fCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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