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Moderator

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Noun

1. moderator

any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors

2. moderator

in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly

3. moderator

someone who presides over a forum or debate

4. moderator

someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Moderator

see synonyms of moderator
noun
1. 
a person or thing that moderates
2. Presbyterian Church
a minister appointed to preside over a Church court, synod, or general assembly
3. 
a presiding officer at a public or legislative assembly
4. 
a material, such as heavy water or graphite, used for slowing down neutrons in the cores of nuclear reactors so that they have more chance of inducing nuclear fission
5. 
an examiner at Oxford or Cambridge Universities in first public examinations
6. 
(in Britain and New Zealand) one who is responsible for consistency of standards in the grading of some educational assessments
7. 
a person who monitors the conversations in an on-line chatroom for bad language, inappropriate content, etc

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Moderator

see synonyms of moderator
noun
a person or thing that moderates
; specif.,
a. 
a person who presides at a town meeting, debate, assembly, etc.
b. 
the presiding officer of a governing body, as of the Presbyterian Church
c. 
a substance, as graphite or heavy water, used to slow down high-energy neutrons in a nuclear reactor

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Moderator

see synonyms of moderator
n.
1. One that moderates, as:
a. One that arbitrates or mediates.
b. One who presides over a meeting, forum, or debate.
2. The officer who presides over a synod or general assembly of the Presbyterian Church.
3. Physics A substance, such as water or graphite, used in a nuclear reactor to decrease the speed of fast neutrons and increase the likelihood of fission.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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