moderators

Definition of moderatorsnext
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 However, by sheer coincidence, there’s been a recent flurry of think tank reports and articles on those issues that should be required reading for would-be governors and moderators of forums to question the candidates. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026 There are nine rural hospitals set to close in Georgia, leaving thousands without close access to healthcare, the moderators said. Irene Wright, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026 Meta and its local contractor Sama have been in court since 2022 after former content moderators accused them of paying low wages and not offering sufficient mental health support. ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026 At one point, one of the moderators asked those in his care to stand up, and numerous people rose from their seatsto the sound of applause. Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026 The new examples seen by NBC News show that Grok users have updated their tactics to try to stay ahead of xAI’s engineers and X’s content moderators. David Ingram, NBC news, 14 Apr. 2026 Just this spring, three new films center on online moderators, and while all are frightening, the stories spin in different directions. William Earl, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026 On Kristi Noem’s record The KELO moderators asked the candidates to grade former Kristi Noem’s performance as governor. Joshua Haiar, States Newsroom, 1 Apr. 2026 Wikipedia has updated its editing policies to make clear to all site moderators that they are not allowed to use large language models to generate Wikipedia content. Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderators
Noun
  • With seven Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature campaigning for statewide office, GOP leaders have kept those lawmakers in their leadership positions or as committee chairpersons, a reversal of policies instituted by previous House speakers or Senate pro tempores.
    Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Menin, an Upper East Side Democrat who’s seen as a centrist counterweight to Mayor Mamdani’s administration, is expected to make the appointments at a Council meeting Thursday where picks for all of the body’s other committee chairpersons will also be announced, the sources said.
    Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But McMahon can also speak reasonably with college presidents.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Past presidents have met with popes and taken their criticisms on the chin, so to speak, but never has a president excoriated a pope in a public manner.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • It will be led by Wellness House board members Thomas Cranmer and Julie Thick, who are chairmen of the event.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Republicans have six-year limits on their chairmen, while Democrats have no term limits.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026

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“Moderators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderators. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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