Meaning of MODERATOR
| Pronunciation: | | 'mâdu`reytur
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- [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
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| | See Also: | | deuterium oxide, go-between, heavy water, inhibitor, intermediary, intermediator, mediator, modifier, nuclear reactor, presiding officer, reactor | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Definition: | | A person, or small group of people, who manages a moderated mailing list or Usenet newsgroup. Moderators are responsible for determining which email submissions are passed on to the list or newsgroup. |
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| | Related Terms: | | alleviative, alleviator, anchorman, anodyne, arbiter, arbitrator, assuager, balm, bencher, calmative, chair, chairman, conciliator, coordinator, critic, cushion, dolorifuge, emcee, his honor, his lordship, his worship, impartial arbitrator, indicator, JP, judge, Justice, lenitive, magistrate, master of ceremonies, MC, mediator, mitigator, modulator, mollifier, negotiator, pacificator, pacifier, palliative, peacemaker, president, presiding officer, referee, restraining hand, salve, sedative, shock absorber, soother, soothing syrup, stabilizer, temperer, third party, toastmaster, tranquilizer, umpire, unbiased observer, wiser head |
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