moderator Definition
mod·era·tor (mäd′ər āt′ər)
noun
a person or thing that moderates; specif.,
- a person who presides at a town meeting, debate, assembly, etc.
- the presiding officer of a governing body, as of the Presbyterian Church
- 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 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.
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