as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting
the moderator should make sure that everyone gets a chance to speak
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Recent Examples of moderator
Rabbi Irwin Kula, the panel’s moderator, asked the participants to describe their biggest fear or nightmare.
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Heavy water is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Wikipedia has updated its editing policies to make clear to all site moderators that they are not allowed to use large language models to generate Wikipedia content.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority President and CEO Sherri Ziller served as moderator for the event.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Eyal Press, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Heavy water is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
Wikipedia has updated its editing policies to make clear to all site moderators that they are not allowed to use large language models to generate Wikipedia content.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority President and CEO Sherri Ziller served as moderator for the event.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderator
Noun
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The panel’s members include the secretaries of agriculture, interior and the Army, the chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers, and the administrators of both the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Matthew Brown,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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In order for the resolutions to pass, 16 county board members need to agree, chairperson Jeffrey Schleif said.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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The president ordered an immediate rescue mission, with the CIA continuing to provide real-time information.—
Olivia Rinaldi,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The tax break may provide an average $670 increase in after-tax income per eligible senior, according to the Council of Economic Advisers, an agency within the president's office.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2026
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Michel now oversees Larkin’s graduate medical educational programs and is chairman of Larkin University, which is governed separately from the hospital, said Smith, the hospital’s attorney.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The chairman of the commission, Will Scharf, who is assistant to the president and White House staff secretary, defended the project, citing a long list of past changes to the White House and the surrounding area.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Moderator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderator. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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