moderation

American  

[mod-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌmɒd əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the quality of being moderate; restraint; avoidance of extremes or excesses; temperance.

2. the act of moderating.

3. British. moderations, the first public examinations at Oxford University for the B.A. degree in mathematics or in classics.

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idioms

1. in moderation, without excess; moderately; temperately.

   to drink in moderation.

moderation British  

/ ˌmɒdəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. the state or an instance of being moderate; mildness; balance

2. the act of moderating

3. within moderate or reasonable limits

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Other Word Forms

• promoderation adjective

Etymology

Origin of moderation

1375–1425; late Middle English moderacion < Latin moderātiōn- (stem of moderātiō ). See moderate, -ion

Example Sentences

Shortly after Musk’s 2022 acquisition of the platform, then known as Twitter, he loosened the site’s approach to content moderation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Non-affiliated peer Baroness Fox of Buckley questioned the success of the ban in Australia, noting: "Teens are being pushed underground away from mainstream platforms into darker corners of the internet without safeguards, zero moderation."

From BBC

YouTube Kids was the only platform to have no misinformation on some topics "likely due to the implementation of stricter content moderation and prioritisation of child-friendly content", the authors said.

From BBC

While the WTO sees a moderation in demand for AI-enabling goods, it acknowledged that 2026 could yet deliver a fresh surprise.

From The Wall Street Journal

TikTok said it rejected the idea that political content is prioritised over the safety of young people and said the claim "fundamentally misrepresents the way their moderation systems operate".

From BBC

Related Words

• calmness
• fairness
• patience
• restraint