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moderator Definition

mod·era·tor (mäd′ər āt′ər)

noun

a person or thing that moderates; specif.,

  1. a person who presides at a town meeting, debate, assembly, etc.
  2. the presiding officer of a governing body, as of the Presbyterian Church
  3. a substance, as graphite or heavy water, used to slow down high-energy neutrons in a nuclear reactor

Etymology: ME moderatour < L moderator

moderator Synonyms

moderator

n.

chairman, arbitrator, mediator; see judge 2.

moderator Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • pester: Please do not pester a group moderator if they turn your request down -- they will have their reasons.
  • elect: Taking a considerable share in the management of Church business, he was elected Moderator of the General Assembly 20th May 1830.
  • assign: Usergroups are initially created by the board administrator who also assigns a board moderator.
  • appoint: He was appointed Moderator of Kirkcaldy Presbytery in May 1981 and also held the post of Moderator of the Provisional Synod of Fife.
  • alert: If you see a post which you feel breaks house rules, please click on the exclamation mark below it to alert a moderator.
  • ask: I will ask the moderator about starting this up.

Converse of subject

approve: Items will appear on the site after they are approved by the site moderator.

Adjective modifier

  • interim: It remains a useful resource for those approached by District Councils to become interim moderators of local churches.
  • external: The role of the external moderator is to ensure that: The program operates according to the submission agreed by the approval process.
  • experienced: A record of attendance will be kept to create a database of experienced independent moderators.
  • internal: It is the role of the internal moderator to perform a sample check of the marking process.

Preposition: on

forum: Is it true there are no moderators on the forum?

Noun used with modifier

  • justg: D justg Moderator To Report Abuse in this message, click here.
  • synod: This was offered to the Mission Council and will contribute to its ongoing work on oversight ministry with particular reference to synod moderators.
  • forum: No one else can edit your post, except for the forum moderator or me.
  • Thank: Thanks Moderator for giving the link to the document we're talking about.
  • supervisor: Have you demonstrated your artifact to your supervisor and/or moderator?
  • principal: All answers have, of course, been endorsed by the Principal Moderator.

Possessives

discretion: Posts which are not relevant to the forum topic at hand may be deleted at the moderator's discretion.

Preposition: of

synod: It recommends the people to make up appointment groups for moderators of synods and Assembly appointed staff.