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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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
In addition to Dickerson and Dubois, Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan regularly leads coverage from Washington during major political moments, and WCBS-TV's Lonnie Quinn acts as the chief weather anchor.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Harper’s Magazine editor Christopher Carroll served as moderator.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The plan deploys Q&As to boost some of those opening weekends, hosted by a rotating cast of moderators.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
In addition to Dickerson and Dubois, Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan regularly leads coverage from Washington during major political moments, and WCBS-TV's Lonnie Quinn acts as the chief weather anchor.
—Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Harper’s Magazine editor Christopher Carroll served as moderator.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
The plan deploys Q&As to boost some of those opening weekends, hosted by a rotating cast of moderators.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderator
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Mirror Entertainment will be headed by chairperson Tung Cheng-yu, who is also the CEO of Mirror Fiction.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Salarno is founder and chairperson of Crime Victims United and lives in Placer County.—
Harriet Salarno,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sly, according to his LinkedIn page, served as the corporation’s vice president from 2012 to 2020 when he was named president and CEO.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The president has also long used social media to directly reach Americans, first using Twitter, now known as X, and now regularly posting on his Truth Social platform.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Bruce Glikas—FilmMagic Diller, a media mogul who founded Fox with Rupert Murdoch and is the chairman of IAC and Expedia Group, made two donations totaling $500,000 to Fix the City.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Jean Eric Salata, chairman of EQT Asia, said that the strategic priorities outlined in Beijing’s new five-year plan are poised to deepen China’s edge in advanced manufacturing, bolster investment in technology and artificial intelligence, and boost consumption.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Moderator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderator. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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