moderator (noun)

  • 1moderator — ► NOUN 1) an arbitrator or mediator. 2) a chairman of a debate. 3) a person who moderates examination papers …

    English terms dictionary

  • 2moderator — UK US /ˈmɒdəreɪtər/ noun [C] ► someone who controls and leads a discussion between a group of people, but does not take any side in it: »A panel of business people will ask the candidates questions, with a local journalist as moderator. → Compare …

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  • 3moderator — noun Moderator is used after these nouns: ↑debate, ↑panel …

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  • 4moderator — noun Date: circa 1560 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… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 5moderator — noun 1》 an arbitrator or mediator.     ↘a presiding officer, especially a chairman of a debate.     ↘a Presbyterian minister presiding over an ecclesiastical body. 2》 Brit. a person who moderates examination papers. 3》 Physics a substance used in …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 6moderator — noun a) someone who moderates b) an arbitrator or mediator …

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  • 7moderator — noun (C) 1 someone whose job is to control a discussion or argument and to help people reach an agreement 2 BrE someone who makes sure that an examination is fair, and that the marks given are fair and correct 3 someone who asks questions and… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8moderator lamp — noun : a 19th century oil lamp burning colza oil and having a special regulator for the oil supply to the wick …

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  • 9moderator — UK [ˈmɒdəˌreɪtə(r)] / US [ˈmɑdəˌreɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms moderator : singular moderator plural moderators 1) someone who is in charge of a discussion, meeting etc between people with different opinions 2) a senior religious leader in a …

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  • 10moderator — /ˈmɒdəreɪtə / (say moduhraytuh) noun 1. someone or something that moderates. 2. a presiding officer, as over a public forum, a legislative body, or an ecclesiastical body in the Presbyterian and Uniting Churches. 3. Physics a substance, such as… …