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Chaperone
Meaning
Noun
●
An
older
person who
accompanies
other
younger
people to ensure the
propriety
of their
behaviour
, often an
older
woman
accompanying
a
young
woman
.
●
In Biochemistry:
A
protein
that
assists
the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other
macromolecular
structures
, but does not
occur
in these
structures
when the latter are
performing
their
normal
biological
functions.
●
In British English, Business & Brexit:
An
employee
sent by a British company to the European Union to work with a
client
there, to
circumvent
restrictions
imposed
after Brexit.
Verb
●
To
act
as a chaperone.
●
In British English & Business:
To work as a chaperone.
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