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moderator
noun mod·er·a·tor \ˈmä-də-ˌrā-tər\
: someone who leads a discussion in a group and tells each person when to speak : someone who moderates a meeting or discussion
Full Definition of MODERATOR
1
: one who arbitrates : mediator
2
: one who presides over an assembly, meeting, or discussion: as a : the presiding officer of a Presbyterian governing body b : the nonpartisan presiding officer of a town meeting c : the chairman of a discussion group
3
: a substance (as graphite) used for slowing neutrons in a nuclear reactor
— mod·er·a·tor·ship \-ˌship\ noun
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First Known Use of MODERATOR
circa 1560
Related to MODERATOR
- Synonyms
- chairman, chairperson, chair, president, presider, prolocutor, speaker
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moderator
noun mod·er·a·tor \ˈmäd-ə-ˌrāt-ər\
Medical Definition of MODERATOR
: a substance (as graphite, deuterium in heavy water, or beryllium) used for slowing down neutrons in a nuclear reactor
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