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
Her announcement came the day after a chaotic two-hour debate punctuated by candidates shouting over an increasingly exasperated slate of moderators.
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 June 2025
Children’s exposure to misleading information online isn’t new, but now AI has amplified the problem, allowing problematic content to be produced at a rate that moderators can’t keep up with.
—Evan Orticio, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
Her book signing with moderator Lea Black at Coral Gables’ Books & Books, June 7, 2025.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
According to The New York Times, YouTube's content moderators have been provided with new guidelines and training on how to handle the deluge of provocative content on the platform.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2025
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 6 June 2025
Children’s exposure to misleading information online isn’t new, but now AI has amplified the problem, allowing problematic content to be produced at a rate that moderators can’t keep up with.
—Evan Orticio, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
Her book signing with moderator Lea Black at Coral Gables’ Books & Books, June 7, 2025.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
According to The New York Times, YouTube's content moderators have been provided with new guidelines and training on how to handle the deluge of provocative content on the platform.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderator
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Mary Elliott-Klemm, publicity chairperson for Indivisible El Dorado, said liberals in the county have often kept a low profile while living in a largely-conservative area.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2025
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His mother wrapped bandages for the Red Cross and then became chairperson of Red Cross fundraising and his sister married another pilot.—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2025
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The president was impeached twice during his first White House term and acquitted in the Senate both times, as a two-thirds majority of votes are required for conviction in the upper chamber.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Yet, Valkyries’ president Jess Smith and her team have built a standalone business, bringing in sponsors such as Sephora and Olly.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
24 June 2025
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Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia, doubled down on his warning that some countries might give Iran nuclear weapons in the wake of strikes carried out by the United States, but clarified that Moscow has no intention to do so.—
Nick Mordowanec
Jason Lemon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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Russian Security Council deputy chairman of Dmitry Medvedev also said Iran's critical nuclear infrastructure appeared to be unaffected or to have sustained only minor damage.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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“Moderator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderator. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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