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
Examples of facilitator in a Sentence
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Train Your Brain To Handle Your Emotions Effectively The World Happiness Report points to an increase in negative emotions and a decrease in positive emotions as a facilitator of prevailing unhappiness.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
To go one step further: Consider adding a facilitator to ensure everyone stays on task and gets time to weigh in—and nobody dominates.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
Seeing the documentary form as a facilitator of knowledge sits at the heart of the project.
—Savina Petkova, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
The facilitators filed a bullying and harassment charge against him.
—Susan Harmeling, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
The objective of the training was to increase the knowledge of health care providers in lead poisoning management and prevention and to empower them as facilitators and trainers in their respective districts.
—Unicef Usa, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
His group pulled its resources together and forged a deal with the city, county, BLM, Idaho Department of Fish and Game and other partners to form Ridge to Rivers, with Breuer as the facilitator.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Each table will be led by a facilitator for fun chats about what and how folks consume, and the impact of their diets on our bodies and the planet.
—The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
The facilitators, Vadim Wolfson and Gannon Bond, were arrested Thursday.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Feb. 2024
Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
To go one step further: Consider adding a facilitator to ensure everyone stays on task and gets time to weigh in—and nobody dominates.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
Seeing the documentary form as a facilitator of knowledge sits at the heart of the project.
—Savina Petkova, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024
The facilitators filed a bullying and harassment charge against him.
—Susan Harmeling, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
The objective of the training was to increase the knowledge of health care providers in lead poisoning management and prevention and to empower them as facilitators and trainers in their respective districts.
—Unicef Usa, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
His group pulled its resources together and forged a deal with the city, county, BLM, Idaho Department of Fish and Game and other partners to form Ridge to Rivers, with Breuer as the facilitator.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
Each table will be led by a facilitator for fun chats about what and how folks consume, and the impact of their diets on our bodies and the planet.
—The Indianapolis Star, 23 Feb. 2024
The facilitators, Vadim Wolfson and Gannon Bond, were arrested Thursday.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Feb. 2024
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“Facilitator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/facilitator. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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