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
Daniella Segura Debate moderators will include CBS Bay Area’s Ryan Yamamoto, CBS Los Angeles’ Tom Wait, and San Francisco Examiner’s Editor In Chief Schuyler Hudak Prionas.
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James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The moderators for the debate are CBS News Bay Area reporter Ryan Yamamoto, CBS News Los Angeles reporter Tom Wait and San Francisco Examiner editor-in-chief Schuyler Hudak Prionas.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 14 May 2026
When a moderator in last week’s debate asked Pratt why he should be trusted to preside over a multibillion-dollar budget, given his inexperience, his answer was that advisers would help him with the accounting.
—Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Q&As with Tuttle and stars Reed Birney and Kieron Moore with moderators including Todd Verow.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 May 2026
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James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
The moderators for the debate are CBS News Bay Area reporter Ryan Yamamoto, CBS News Los Angeles reporter Tom Wait and San Francisco Examiner editor-in-chief Schuyler Hudak Prionas.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 14 May 2026
When a moderator in last week’s debate asked Pratt why he should be trusted to preside over a multibillion-dollar budget, given his inexperience, his answer was that advisers would help him with the accounting.
—Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Q&As with Tuttle and stars Reed Birney and Kieron Moore with moderators including Todd Verow.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderator
Noun
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The chairperson position is coveted among the five members of the City Commission.—
Tess Riski
May 14,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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The venue will have 72 paintings upstairs and downstairs, said Janet Keto, exhibits chairperson for the North County Society of Fine Arts.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
Noun
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The strong exports helped to mitigate the weaknesses in domestic demand, but not enough to fully offset it, said Zhiwei Zhang, president and chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Backlash to the president’s aggressive second term agenda has energized Democrats and helped fuel the party's victories nationwide in off-year and special elections throughout 2025 and 2026.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Town Council President Toni Biancardi, at the meeting’s close, encouraged anyone interested in the job to contact her or Don Craft, the Porter County Democratic Party chairman.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Almost no one thinks new Fed chairman Warsh can implement a cut as his first move.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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“Moderator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderator. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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