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Moderator

Moderator Meaning & Definition
Moderator Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Moderator?

[n] someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
[n] someone who presides over a forum or debate
[n] any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors

Synonyms | Synonyms for Moderator:

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See Also | deuterium oxide | go-between | heavy water | inhibitor | intermediary | intermediator | mediator | modifier | nuclear reactor | presiding officer | reactor

Moderator In Webster's Dictionary

\Mod"er*a`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. mod['e]rateur.] 1. One who, or that which, moderates, restrains, or pacifies. --Sir W. Raleigh. Angling was . . . a moderator of passions. --Walton. 2. The officer who presides over an assembly to preserve order, propose questions, regulate the proceedings, and declare the votes. 3. In the University of Oxford, an examiner for moderations; at Cambridge, the superintendant of examinations for degrees; at Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. 4. A mechamical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.

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