Thesaurus results for MODERATOR

moderator

noun

ˈmä-də-ˌrā-tər

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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 Matt Keller, the district’s media and public relations supervisor, served as the moderator, telling the group that employees had emailed more than 100 questions. —

Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026 Columnist Gregg Doyel was there and served as the evening's moderator. —

Evan Frank, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026 On Wednesday, an Asian Football Confederation moderator asked reporters before the scheduled pre-match news conference to stick with football questions and refrain from asking about the war. —

ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026 The moderator starts the meeting by reminding everyone that the gathering is a safe space. —

Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for moderator

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Noun

At the request of any of those committees, the authority’s executive director and chairperson would be required to provide in-person testimony about the acquisition, constructions and development of sports facilities and surrounding infrastructure.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
The conservancy’s chairperson, Kasey Austin-Tibbets, and Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld, who’s on the group’s board, were among officials who held a news conference Thursday, March 5, in Fresno to decry the use of the compost, the Fresno Bee reported.

— Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026