as in chairpersons
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 moderators
Audience questions were accepted only via QR codes sitting at everyone’s work stations, no doubt vetted by Apple staff before being directed to the moderators (who were pretty much exclusively talent, showrunners, authors or others directly from the title being promoted).
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
On another matter, responding to a question from one of the debate’s moderators, none of the three Senate candidates offered support for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s reelection in 2027.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The candidates will answer questions from moderators Daniel Marin, news anchor of Austin TV station KXAN, and Gromer Jeffers, political reporter for the Dallas Morning News.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
Its safety initiatives, which about 15% of its staff work on, include using machine learning to identify and remove offending content and equipping community moderators to uphold its policies, its website shows.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
Most reactors of similar design slow down neutrons using materials like water or graphite (called moderators).
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
Still, Colby and Leslie Taylor said Discord also needs to be willing to invest in a bigger army of moderators who can detect harmful content and block malicious actors on its platform.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2025
His $193 million executive compensation, which turned the heads of unpaid moderators last year, included a $550,000 annual salary, with the rest tied up in stock.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
The site is supported by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, which employs automated bots and human moderators to prevent vandalism, resolve disputes, and ensure content follows a core set of policies, like maintaining a neutral point of view and providing verifiable sources for information.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
On another matter, responding to a question from one of the debate’s moderators, none of the three Senate candidates offered support for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s reelection in 2027.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
The candidates will answer questions from moderators Daniel Marin, news anchor of Austin TV station KXAN, and Gromer Jeffers, political reporter for the Dallas Morning News.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
Its safety initiatives, which about 15% of its staff work on, include using machine learning to identify and remove offending content and equipping community moderators to uphold its policies, its website shows.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
Most reactors of similar design slow down neutrons using materials like water or graphite (called moderators).
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
Still, Colby and Leslie Taylor said Discord also needs to be willing to invest in a bigger army of moderators who can detect harmful content and block malicious actors on its platform.
—Mike Levine, ABC News, 18 Nov. 2025
His $193 million executive compensation, which turned the heads of unpaid moderators last year, included a $550,000 annual salary, with the rest tied up in stock.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
The site is supported by the nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation, which employs automated bots and human moderators to prevent vandalism, resolve disputes, and ensure content follows a core set of policies, like maintaining a neutral point of view and providing verifiable sources for information.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderators
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With seven Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature campaigning for statewide office, GOP leaders have kept those lawmakers in their leadership positions or as committee chairpersons, a reversal of policies instituted by previous House speakers or Senate pro tempores.—
Paul Monies,
Oklahoma Watch,
21 Jan. 2026
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Menin, an Upper East Side Democrat who’s seen as a centrist counterweight to Mayor Mamdani’s administration, is expected to make the appointments at a Council meeting Thursday where picks for all of the body’s other committee chairpersons will also be announced, the sources said.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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That doctrine allows presidents to keep confidential some executive branch communications.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Both sides of the bargaining table will also look different, as the parties are led by new presidents, Sean Astin of SAG-AFTRA and Greg Hessinger at AMPTP.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The club’s historic home, Feethams, had been departed under eccentric owner George Reynolds, the Salvador Dali of club chairmen.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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In a prelude to parties across America the following year, the queen had invited the chairmen of state bicentennial commissions from the 13 rebellious Colonies to mark the good will that had grown between the former enemies in the intervening two centuries.—
Paul Edward Parker,
The Providence Journal,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Moderators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderators. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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