moderator
a person or thing that moderates.
a person who presides over a panel discussion on radio or television.
a member of an online message board or electronic mailing list with privileges and responsibilities to approve or reject messages and uphold the terms of service.
a presiding officer, as at a public forum, a legislative body, or an ecclesiastical body in the Presbyterian Church.
Physics. a substance, as graphite or heavy water, used to slow neutrons to speeds at which they are more efficient in causing fission.
Origin of moderator
1Other words from moderator
- mod·er·a·to·ri·al [mod-er-uh-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-], /ˌmɒd ər əˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-/, adjective
- mod·er·a·tor·ship, noun
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How to use moderator in a sentence
It exists, its moderators say, to allow for direct interaction with death.
Welcome to MorbidReality, A Subreddit Featuring Some of the Most Disturbing Content on the Internet | Gideon Resnick | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd, the moderators attempt to curate the content with the same respect.
How the Syrian War Subreddit Scoops Mainstream Media | Nina Strochlic | November 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhether they like it or not, Kingdon and the other moderators rely on anonymous tips and unverified reports.
How the Syrian War Subreddit Scoops Mainstream Media | Nina Strochlic | November 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOver its historic run, this Sunday morning talk show has had 11 different moderators.
This Week in Pop Culture History: Days of Our Lives, Arrested Development, and 24 Premiere | Chancellor Agard | November 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn doing this, the GOP would recruit moderators with “outstanding” reputations for “independence, diligence, and toughness.”
Rush Limbaugh as Debate Moderator? It’s the GOP’s Craziest Idea Yet. | Jamelle Bouie | August 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
For while we smoked we were both moderators, and even an Assembly clerk could not have told which was which.
St. Cuthbert's | Robert E. KnowlesI had left the gas-lamp, surrounded by its moderators, burning when I went to bed the night before.
Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes | VariousWith such moderators the General Assembly might be suffered to meet.
History of the English People, Volume V (of 8) | John Richard GreenHemlock, camphor, and agnus-castus, have likewise been much recommended as moderators of the sexual appetite.
Aboard of highly respectable gentlemen presided as Moderators, and Dr. Elder officiated as chairman.
Secret Band of Brothers | Jonathan Harrington Green
British Dictionary definitions for moderator
/ (ˈmɒdəˌreɪtə) /
a person or thing that moderates
Presbyterian Church a minister appointed to preside over a Church court, synod, or general assembly
a presiding officer at a public or legislative assembly
a material, such as heavy water or graphite, used for slowing down neutrons in the cores of nuclear reactors so that they have more chance of inducing nuclear fission
an examiner at Oxford or Cambridge Universities in first public examinations
(in Britain and New Zealand) one who is responsible for consistency of standards in the grading of some educational assessments
a person who monitors the conversations in an on-line chatroom for bad language, inappropriate content, etc
Derived forms of moderator
- moderatorship, noun
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Scientific definitions for moderator
[ mŏd′ə-rā′tər ]
A substance, such as graphite, water, or heavy water, placed in a nuclear reactor to slow neutrons down to speeds at which they are more likely to be captured by fissionable components of a fuel (such as uranium-235) and less likely to be absorbed by nonfissionable components of a fuel (such as uranium-238). Also called neutron moderator See also slow neutron.
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