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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Recent Examples of moderator
Implementing oversight to help platforms monitor the extent to which moderators exhibit political bias in their content moderation.
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Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2024
In a primary debate in 2019, Harris raised her hand when moderators asked candidates if they would get rid of private health insurance.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
Following his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump lashed out at ABC over the moderators' fact-checking efforts.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
In other words, moderators in Reddit who remove comments that run afoul of their own political views.
—Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2024
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Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2024
In a primary debate in 2019, Harris raised her hand when moderators asked candidates if they would get rid of private health insurance.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
Following his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump lashed out at ABC over the moderators' fact-checking efforts.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
In other words, moderators in Reddit who remove comments that run afoul of their own political views.
—Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderator
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Goldwasser served as chairperson of the diversity committee for the Casting Society of America, and earned 11 CSA Artios Award nominations, with two wins, as well as a nomination for the Heller Award for Television Casting Director of the Year.Lynette Rice, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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Related Articles Mao and his wife, Wang Liqun, who serves as the company’s vice chairperson, jointly hold a 45 percent stake in the label, both directly and via investment entities.Denni Hu, WWD, 10 Dec. 2024
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Senators will likely still be able to consider the former and future president's Cabinet nominees.Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Dwayne Tucker, a Nashville native who oversees a public charter school network, is now the interim president of Tennessee State University.Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Concurrent with the news, CEO Steve Michaels has moved into a role as chairman of Pantheon, while naming Jen O’Connell as the company’s new CEO.Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, was an early investor and now serves as the company's chairman.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Moderator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderator. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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