moderator 1 of 2

as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting the moderator should make sure that everyone gets a chance to speak

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2 of 2

noun (2)

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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During a subsequent fireside chat with moderator Vivek Couto, executive director and co-founder, Media Partners Asia, which organizes APOS, Gupta acknowledged two primary industry concerns about AI adoption: talent management and protecting creativity. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 June 2025 In a community update, a Spotify moderator said people were experiencing problems with login, playback and the Support site. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 12 June 2025
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The decisions to move away from strict rules about what is allowed on the sites and employing thousands of content moderators to police them follows yearslong complaints from Republicans that social media companies effectively censored conservative voices. Kate Conger, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 The moderators guided the discussion through key topics such as organizational collaboration, youth engagement, skill development, and technological advancements. Sukanya S. Meher, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for moderator

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“Moderator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderator. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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