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Moderator : (noun)
1: any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors
2: in the Presdyterian church, the officer who presides over a
synod or general assembly
3: someone who presides over a forum or debate
4: someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Moderator : \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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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MODERATOR. A person appointed to preside at a popular meeting; sometimes he
is called a chairman.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Moderator :
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.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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