facilitator
noun
fa·cil·i·ta·tor
fə-ˈsi-lə-ˌtā-tər 
: someone or something that facilitates something
especially
: someone who helps to bring about an outcome (such as learning, productivity, or communication) by providing indirect or unobtrusive assistance, guidance, or supervision
the workshop's facilitator kept discussion flowing smoothly
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The governor’s proposal, in seeking to strip the superintendent’s office of its teeth, ironically would allow the superintendent to shift the entirety of their time to the roles of facilitator and advocate.
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The operation involved federal, state and local agencies and is part of ongoing efforts to target both buyers and facilitators in prostitution networks, officials said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
As part of the implant process, doctors used skin from a deceased donor to create a sling for the implant —a fact that made her work as an organ donation facilitator feel all the more meaningful.
—Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
The facilitators often have exceptional literary resumes; many are novelists and hold PhDs in literature.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
The operation involved federal, state and local agencies and is part of ongoing efforts to target both buyers and facilitators in prostitution networks, officials said.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
As part of the implant process, doctors used skin from a deceased donor to create a sling for the implant —a fact that made her work as an organ donation facilitator feel all the more meaningful.
—Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
The facilitators often have exceptional literary resumes; many are novelists and hold PhDs in literature.
—Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Facilitator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/facilitator. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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