Moderator

['mɒdəreɪtə] or ['mɑdəretɚ]

Definition

(noun.) someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence.

(noun.) someone who presides over a forum or debate.

(noun.) in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly.

(noun.) any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors.

Editor: Vlad--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) One who, or that which, moderates, restrains, or pacifies.

(n.) The officer who presides over an assembly to preserve order, propose questions, regulate the proceedings, and declare the votes.

(n.) 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.

(n.) A mechamical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.

Edited by Fergus

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Chairman, president, presiding officer.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:chairman, regulator, conductor, manager, president

ANT:Disturber, agitator

Checker: Marty