moderator

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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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moderatorship

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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

Trump’s ring was first divulged when former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci responded to a question from the moderator of the Patriots’ Reddit board.

— Washington Post, "Political football: Patriots gave Trump a Super Bowl ring," 22 Aug. 2017
The company uses a combination of artificial intelligence and human moderators to weed out groups, posts and people that violate its policies.

— barbara ortutay, The Seattle Times, "Tech companies continue efforts to banish extremist accounts," 18 Aug. 2017
The moderator had just asked Lindsey about being a walk-on when Miller interrupted.

— tony baranek, Daily Southtown, "Baranek: Lincoln-Way East grad Jessica Lindsey gets surprise from Ball State," 14 Aug. 2017
The candidates were given one-minute to address each question asked by the moderator.

— erin edgemon, AL.com, "Birmingham mayoral candidates talk crime, education, growth in televised debate," 8 Aug. 2017
In Facebook's guidelines for moderators, obtained by ProPublica in June and affirmed by the social network, the rules protect broad classes of people but not subgroups.

— tracy jan and elizabeth dwoskin, chicagotribune.com, "A white man called her kids the n-word. Facebook stopped her from sharing it.," 5 Aug. 2017
When moderator/GOT alum Kristian Nairn asked which deceased characters the panelists would bring back from the dead, most of the answers were pretty conventional.

— kayleigh roberts, Harper's BAZAAR, "Sophie Turner Revealed the One 'GOT' Character She'd Bring Back from the Dead," 22 July 2017
Meanwhile, before Watts took the Hall H stage, the panel’s moderator Damon Lindelof debuted a short film directed by Lynch just for the audience.

— joanna robinson, HWD, "Did Twin Peaks Star Naomi Watts Just Hint That We’ll Never See Agent Cooper Again?," 21 July 2017
Natalie Hage is a moderator of the Instagram account effyourbeautystandards, created by Tess Holliday.

— rosemary donahue, Allure, "This Model Shut DOWN the Man Who Body-Shamed Her On a Flight," 2 July 2017

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First Known Use of moderator

circa 1560

moderator Synonyms

Synonyms

chairman, chairperson, chair, president, presider, prolocutor, speaker

Related Words

chairwoman; cochair, cochairman, cochairperson, cochairwoman, copresident

MODERATOR Defined for English Language Learners

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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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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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