moderator

noun mod·er·a·tor \ ˈmä-də-ˌrā-tər \

|Updated on: 5 Aug 2018

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Definition of moderator

1 : one who arbitrates : mediator

2 : one who presides over an assembly, meeting, or discussion: such as

a : the presiding officer of a Presbyterian governing body

b : the nonpartisan presiding officer of a town meeting

c : the chairman of a discussion group

3 : a substance (such as graphite) used for slowing neutrons in a nuclear reactor

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moderatorship

play \-ˌship\ noun

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Examples of moderator in a Sentence

The moderator allowed audience members to ask the governor questions.
She acts as the moderator in our office meetings.

Recent Examples of moderator from the Web

In a lightning round of random questions at the end of Thursday night’s Republican debate at Mohegan Sun, conservative radio moderator Lee Elci posed the query.

— daniela altimari, courant.com, "Politics and the Price of Milk," 14 July 2018
Selzer refused to answer a question from moderator Matt Schlapp, the chair of the American Conservative Union, about which taxes were the best way to fund government: Income, sales or property.

— bryan lowry, kansascity, "Kobach and Colyer trade barbs — and boos— at heated Johnson County GOP debate," 12 July 2018
Everyone stood on the same side of the room and listened as a moderator uttered sentences.

— theresa vargas, Washington Post, "‘I worry if I get angry at work, I will confirm a stereotype’ — and other statements that divide us," 7 July 2018
In April, Facebook updated its community guidelines, publishing for the first time rules on what moderators should be looking for when deciding to remove content.

— alyssa newcomb /, NBC News, "Facebook reinstates Declaration of Independence post after mistakenly flagging it as hate speech," 5 July 2018
During the closing ceremony, a moderator again brought gender into the dialogue in his interview with Sen. Cory Booker.

— nicolas nguyen, STAT, "‘Benign sexism’ intrudes at a meeting of the world’s brightest minds," 3 July 2018
TripAdvisor later apologized, promised to better train the company’s moderators and took other steps.

— Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Terrifying stories from tourists in Mexico continue a year after mysterious drowning," 27 June 2018
Last August, moderator shut down someone creating her page, then killed the entry.

— rachel epstein, Marie Claire, "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Just Made History in New York," 27 June 2018
A decade on, journalists and moderators are still trying to live up to his legacy for asking the right questions.

— catherine cusick, Longreads, "If Tim Russert Could Interview Trump Today," 14 June 2018

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First Known Use of moderator

circa 1560

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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moderator Synonyms

Synonyms

chair, chairman, chairperson, president, presider, speaker;

Related Words

chairwoman;

cochair, cochairman, cochairperson, cochairwoman, copresident;

MODERATOR Defined for English Language Learners

moderator

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Definition of moderator for English Language Learners

: someone who leads a discussion in a group and tells each person when to speak : someone who moderates a meeting or discussion

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moderator

noun mod·er·a·tor \ ˈmäd-ə-ˌrāt-ər \

medical Definition of moderator

: a substance (as graphite, deuterium in heavy water, or beryllium) used for slowing down neutrons in a nuclear reactor

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