moderator

noun

mod·er·a·tor | \ ˈmä-də-ˌrā-tər

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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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.

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However, as the report itself notes, that could worsen conditions for the company’s already traumatized moderators. — Louise Matsakis, WIRED, "Facebook’s New Content Moderation Tools Put Posts in Context," 3 July 2019 The subject was my recent pieces on Facebook content moderators. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "A Facebook civil rights audit could have unintended consequences," 2 July 2019 To be more effective, the company will dedicate some content moderators on hate speech alone. — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, "Facebook details efforts to prepare for 2020 elections, Census disinformation," 1 July 2019 In response, Biden wilted, ending the exchange by practically begging the moderators to intercede. — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, "What Kamala Harris Didn’t Say," 1 July 2019 The same evening Booker also answered a moderator’s question partially in Spanish. — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, "Some 2020 Democrats spoke in Spanish during their first debate. Was it 'Hispandering'?," 30 June 2019 The 10 Democratic hopefuls spent much of the evening pointing fingers, shouting over each other and ignoring the harried moderators who tried, usually unsuccessfully, to enforce the one-minute time limit for responses. — John Wildermuth, SFChronicle.com, "Kamala Harris takes command during heated presidential debate," 28 June 2019 The big platforms and their contractors routinely require moderators to sign non-disclosure agreements. — The Economist, "The unacknowledged legislators of the online world," 14 June 2019 The networks announced on Tuesday morning that the moderators will be Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie, Chuck Todd, Rachel Maddow and José Díaz-Balart. — Madeleine Joung, Time, "Here's Which Candidates Have Already Qualified for the Democratic Presidential Debate," 12 June 2019

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