moderators

plural of moderator
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 In the r/AO3 community on Reddit, moderators have set up megathreads for the purpose of helping members find and share copies of their favorite stories. — Angela Yang, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2026 Reddit moderators also checked additional photos and Apple paperwork provided by the owner. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 Closing comments on older articles is standard practice at The Times so that our moderators can focus on new discussions. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026 During an Iowa Senate debate, the moderators displayed images of two soldiers, native Iowans, killed in action in the Middle East. — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026 But Raman’s answers never meandered and weren’t too elliptical, even when she was pressed by the able moderators. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 The candidate forum moderators noted that such proposals have failed in Congress at least 15 times since 2003. — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026 Signpost, our digital information service, has reached 20 million people navigating the hardest moments of their lives, nearly 591,000 of them through one-to-one guidance from moderators, many displaced themselves. — Jeannie Annan, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Be sure to check out our first two articles in the series, which are about ads in PC monitors and social media’s AI moderators. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderators
Noun
  • There have been four different PCB chairpersons since 2022 and each has brought in a different vision and a new set of executives to run the board.
    — Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The existing committee chairpersons are tasked with facilitating meetings and placing items on their agendas.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
Noun
  • Peña's removal bars him from the lifetime Senate seat granted to elected former presidents under Paraguay's Constitution, denying him the parliamentary immunity that would accompany it.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Young served in the Civil Rights office herself, across the administrations of five presidents.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • While Michael Jordan never retired anyone’s number during his years as the Hornets owner, Hornets’ co-chairmen Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin have now retired two.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Corporate records show a Cambodian firm by that name, listing both Chen Zhi and Chen Sokly as chairmen.
    — Isabel Vincent, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

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“Moderators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderators. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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