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
People who want access but who are not members must message the community’s moderators to join.
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Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 27 Aug. 2025
Now, TikTok plans to lay off hundreds of content moderators in a fresh AI pivot.
—PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2025
Potential self-harm content is sent to human moderators for prioritized review, and those moderators can remove the content, direct the user to support organizations, or even call emergency services, the spokesperson says.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Johnson attempted to rebut his statements but was cut off by moderators, who ended the forum.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
Guidelines and procedures for content moderators have changed, although Meta just recently ramped up their efforts to block inappropriate content that targets teens.
—John Brandon, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
At the beginning there were user‑experience researchers floating around—UXRs, they were called—forever doing some study or another, there to observe the lives of the moderators, the better to improve said lives.
—Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Girlie joins a team of content moderators who are mostly women of color, swiping through terrifying scenes at the company’s offices in Las Vegas for enough money to keep their families afloat.
—Sarah Rose Etter, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
And while Chinese authorities set the censorship rules, their enforcement is generally left to the platforms, which often employ sizeable teams of moderators to remove content that violates the guidelines.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 27 Aug. 2025
Now, TikTok plans to lay off hundreds of content moderators in a fresh AI pivot.
—PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2025
Potential self-harm content is sent to human moderators for prioritized review, and those moderators can remove the content, direct the user to support organizations, or even call emergency services, the spokesperson says.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
Johnson attempted to rebut his statements but was cut off by moderators, who ended the forum.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2025
Guidelines and procedures for content moderators have changed, although Meta just recently ramped up their efforts to block inappropriate content that targets teens.
—John Brandon, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
At the beginning there were user‑experience researchers floating around—UXRs, they were called—forever doing some study or another, there to observe the lives of the moderators, the better to improve said lives.
—Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Girlie joins a team of content moderators who are mostly women of color, swiping through terrifying scenes at the company’s offices in Las Vegas for enough money to keep their families afloat.
—Sarah Rose Etter, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2025
And while Chinese authorities set the censorship rules, their enforcement is generally left to the platforms, which often employ sizeable teams of moderators to remove content that violates the guidelines.
—Eric Cheung, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderators
Noun
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Some Democrats say Trump’s pocket rescission, a legally untested maneuver under the Impoundment Control Act that allows presidents in certain cases to withdraw funds without lawmakers’ approval, underscores the need to bolster their resistance to the administration.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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Starbucks, Apple and Home Depot didn’t flourish by ingratiating themselves with presidents but by serving the needs of consumers.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Hello Sunshine is part of Candle Media, the media and entertainment roll-up venture headed by co-chairmen and co-CEOs Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs (both former Disney execs).—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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This appointment follows the recent sale of controlling interest in the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx to Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, who assumed the roles of co-chairmen in June 2025.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Moderators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderators. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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