as in chairpersons
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 moderators
Spanberger never responded to Earle-Sears’ taunts and dodged when moderators pressed her about whether Jones should drop out.
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Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
After all, the moderators wouldn’t like that.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Even platforms themselves could fund the community moderators and facilitators who understand this work.
—Jonathon Reed, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
There have been experiments with AI moderators within various smaller and decentralized platforms, such as Discord and Reddit, where community moderators can use this type of software.
—John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Content moderators in Kenya, who worked for Meta contractors, are in a compensation battle with the company for harm allegedly incurred from their work.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
In face-to-face meetings, moderators could get a sense when people were bored, when the meeting should speed up or when the discussion should slow down.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
In a social media post, moderators promised to keep customers in the loop on plans to reopen.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Though festival moderators attempted to stop the questions, Lawrence eloquently gave her opinion on the matter toward the end of the conference.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
After all, the moderators wouldn’t like that.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Even platforms themselves could fund the community moderators and facilitators who understand this work.
—Jonathon Reed, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
There have been experiments with AI moderators within various smaller and decentralized platforms, such as Discord and Reddit, where community moderators can use this type of software.
—John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
Content moderators in Kenya, who worked for Meta contractors, are in a compensation battle with the company for harm allegedly incurred from their work.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
In face-to-face meetings, moderators could get a sense when people were bored, when the meeting should speed up or when the discussion should slow down.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
In a social media post, moderators promised to keep customers in the loop on plans to reopen.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Though festival moderators attempted to stop the questions, Lawrence eloquently gave her opinion on the matter toward the end of the conference.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderators
Noun
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The chairpersons for this year’s event include Jamie Drake, Bunny Williams, Alex Hampton, and Andrew Torrey.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
30 Sep. 2025
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Also in March — to a rising din of dire prognostications about De Luca and Abdy’s tenure as co-chairpersons/chief executives — Warner punted the release of One Battle After Another (from the financial doldrums of August into its current date smack in the middle of the awards-season scrum).—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Although Odinga was never accused of inciting violence, others — including future presidents Ruto and Uhuru Kenyatta — were.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Marginson says that while many students and faculty have opposed the compact, university presidents and boards may be more inclined to accept.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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One of two vice-chairmen of the commission, the general is the third-most powerful commander of the People’s Liberation Army and has been considered a close associate of President Xi Jinping, the army’s commander-in-chief.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Supreme Court decision also encouraged FCC chairmen to flex their regulatory muscles in public more often.—
Michael J. Socolow,
The Conversation,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Moderators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderators. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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