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
At the first Republican debate, the moderator asked the candidates if they had ever been arrested, and six of the nine people onstage raised their hands.
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Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Try your hand as a Games moderator at the behind-the-scenes work that goes into the Games community forums.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
McEwen became a forum moderator in 2008 and later administrator in 2014 when the brand acquired the platform.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
When the program returned, moderator Whoopi Goldberg prompted Hostin to continue her thought.
—EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Try your hand as a Games moderator at the behind-the-scenes work that goes into the Games community forums.
—New York Times Games, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
McEwen became a forum moderator in 2008 and later administrator in 2014 when the brand acquired the platform.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
When the program returned, moderator Whoopi Goldberg prompted Hostin to continue her thought.
—EW.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderator
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Ambani also attended a pre-inauguration reception Sunday night, taking a photo with his wife, Nita, a Reliance Industries chairperson, and Trump.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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For Dee Sanford, the event chairperson of the Jackie Robinson Y, those obstacles make such events all the more important — reminders of King’s legacy and the continuing struggle for civil rights.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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The financier and art collector, Andrew W. Mellon, who served as Treasury Secretary under four presidents from 1921 to 1932, conceived of and gave the National Gallery of Art.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
19 Jan. 2025
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During Thanksgiving, presidents usually grant pardons to turkeys — for laughs, of course.—
Ron Faucheux,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2025
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In revealing Haaland’s contract, The Athletic detailed how a significant factor was Haaland’s rapport with Pep Guardiola and City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak.—
Martin Rogers,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Kang asked Chester Chong, the chamber’s chairman in a June 2019 email.—
Ari Plachta,
Sacramento Bee,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Moderator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderator. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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