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
Many felt their questions about Gibb were deliberately ignored by BBC moderators.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
His $193 million executive compensation, which turned the heads of unpaid moderators last year, included a $550,000 annual salary, with the rest tied up in stock.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
The site is supported by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, which employs automated bots and human moderators to prevent vandalism, resolve disputes, and ensure content follows a core set of policies, like maintaining a neutral point of view and providing verifiable sources for information.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 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
Spanberger never responded to Earle-Sears’ taunts and dodged when moderators pressed her about whether Jones should drop out.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
After all, the moderators wouldn’t like that.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 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
Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
His $193 million executive compensation, which turned the heads of unpaid moderators last year, included a $550,000 annual salary, with the rest tied up in stock.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
The site is supported by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, which employs automated bots and human moderators to prevent vandalism, resolve disputes, and ensure content follows a core set of policies, like maintaining a neutral point of view and providing verifiable sources for information.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 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
Spanberger never responded to Earle-Sears’ taunts and dodged when moderators pressed her about whether Jones should drop out.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
After all, the moderators wouldn’t like that.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 15 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
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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For instance, presidents with sub-50 percent job approval have seen their parties lose an average of 37 House seats, compared with just about 14 seats when the approval rating was above 50 percent.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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In practice, though, these presidents did not always adhere to its rules.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The two chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pledged cooperation with other allies and partners to maintain the security of the Indo-Pacific and deter potential threats, South Korea’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
3 Nov. 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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“Moderators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderators. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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