as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting
the moderator should make sure that everyone gets a chance to speak
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Check out the full list of screenings and moderators.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
Though moderators control questioning during such forums, too, candidates have a tendency to end up chiming in on each other’s answers when seated next to each other.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
The moderator asked her about her declaration, made eight years ago, to work with a female director every 18 months; in those eight years, she’s actually worked with 27 (in Australia, math is different).
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 May 2025
Fill-in moderator Joy Behar took over for Goldberg on Wednesday's telecast, which Goldberg missed due to her sickness.
—Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 15 May 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 May 2025
Though moderators control questioning during such forums, too, candidates have a tendency to end up chiming in on each other’s answers when seated next to each other.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
The moderator asked her about her declaration, made eight years ago, to work with a female director every 18 months; in those eight years, she’s actually worked with 27 (in Australia, math is different).
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 18 May 2025
Fill-in moderator Joy Behar took over for Goldberg on Wednesday's telecast, which Goldberg missed due to her sickness.
—Joey Nolfi Published, EW.com, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for moderator
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Throughout her career, the elder Austin released over 50 home video workouts and served as chairperson of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition from 2002 to 2009.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Wintour is also widely regarded as the most powerful woman in publishing and is the lead chairperson of the Met Gala.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
5 May 2025
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Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens and the front office have a challenging job ahead.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Earlier in the week, the group’s president, Dr. Steven Fleischman, said the science hasn’t changed, and that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe during pregnancy, and protects both the mom-to-be and their infants after birth.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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House Select Committee on the CCP chairman Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), for example, called on the banks to drop their deal with CATL.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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The pair spoke of the organization’s early start two decades ago with eight people in a room, including Thursday’s keynote speaker Robert Chavez, former president and chief executive officer of Hermès Americas and LEF’s chairman emeritus.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
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“Moderator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moderator. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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