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
Implementing oversight to help platforms monitor the extent to which moderators exhibit political bias in their content moderation.
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Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2024
In a primary debate in 2019, Harris raised her hand when moderators asked candidates if they would get rid of private health insurance.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
Following his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump lashed out at ABC over the moderators' fact-checking efforts.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
In other words, moderators in Reddit who remove comments that run afoul of their own political views.
—Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2024
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Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2024
In a primary debate in 2019, Harris raised her hand when moderators asked candidates if they would get rid of private health insurance.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
Following his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump lashed out at ABC over the moderators' fact-checking efforts.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
In other words, moderators in Reddit who remove comments that run afoul of their own political views.
—Matthew Dolan, Detroit Free Press, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderator
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Easing Regulatory Concerns One of the largest benefits and upsides of a pro-crypto SEC is that the regulatory outlook and approach would be less antagonistic versus what has been in place under the current SEC chairperson.Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Gerson now has a handful of female peers, including Sylvia Rhone, CEO and chairperson, Epic Records, and Desiree Perez, CEO of Roc Nation, but the business is still largely run by men.Ellie Austin, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
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Constitutional scholars note that while future presidents can reverse executive orders, amending the Constitution requires extraordinary consensus: A two-thirds majority in congressional chambers plus ratification by 38 state legislatures.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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The president’s flight ends his family’s 54-year stranglehold on the country which began when his father Hafez al-Assad seized power in a bloodless coup in November 1970.Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2024
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Also being enshrined is Randy Gordon, the TV boxing analyst who also served as chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission.Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
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He was forced to step down as chairman of the board at Tesla in 2018 to resolve federal securities fraud charges.Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Moderator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderator. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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