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facilitator

facilitator

33 5.1
A person who helps a group work better together
  • noun
  • /fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪtər/
translation icon : facilitador
  • The social workers as group leaders are role models, facilitators, teachers, skill builders, and promoters of change.
  • serve as a facilitator
  • act as a facilitator
  • facilitator role

What was your process of starting to become a facilitator or an assistant with the organization?

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Examples

  • An important need was for a facilitator to help us synthesize our study.

    Academic text (1990)
  • We also talked about the need for an overall facilitator to bring cohesiveness to the study.

    Academic text (1990)
  • And I, I saw myself as like a facilitator of that whole scene.

  • What was your process of starting to become a facilitator or an assistant with the organization?

  • What the facilitator can do is to explore the assumptions.

  • And again, the facilitators were there to provide feedback to students.

  • School counselors can and should serve as facilitators to support their students' change efforts.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Roles of central office personnel change from supervisor to facilitator as the organizational structure is flattened.

    Academic text (1990)
  • For Cohort 2, parent liaisons assumed the role of facilitators after the first few meetings.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In the workshop, the facilitator guided discussions to ensure everyone had a chance to share their ideas.

Synonyms

coordinator
vsfacilitator
178 3.7

A person who organizes people or groups to work together effectively

focuses on easing processes rather than arranging tasks and roles
organizer
vsfacilitator
  • US
149 2.8

A person who plans events and asks people to join a group or cause

helps groups work better by easing the process rather than just arranging
arranger
vsfacilitator
2 3.2

A person who plans and organizes events to make them run well

focuses on easing group interaction rather than mainly imposing structure
orchestrator
vsfacilitator
1 6.4

A person who plans and coordinates people and resources to reach a goal

makes tasks simpler and supports group collaboration rather than directing everything
relator
vsfacilitator
7.4

A person who connects people so they can work together

is more about easing tasks and group processes rather than only relationships
co-ordinator
vsfacilitator
  • UK
3.2

A person who organizes people and activities so they work well together

focuses on easing processes rather than arranging tasks and roles

Antonyms

A person who delays or stops a group's progress on purpose

How Helpful

to coach
224 2.0
assistant
833 1.0
facilitator
33 5.1
moderator
104 3.9
observer
305 2.8

Surface Forms

facilitator singular
facilitators plural

Morphology

facilitator = facilitate (transparent) = facilitate + or

Clear agentive derivation from the verb 'facilitate' — 'facilitator' is a person who facilitates.

Etymology

The word facilitator comes from the Latin word facilis meaning 'easy', and it shares the same root as the common English word facility. So, a facilitator is someone who makes tasks 'easy' or helps a group work more smoothly.