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# moderator

noun (a moderator, moderators)

«moderator» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A moderator is a person who runs a discussion or debate and makes sure people follow the rules and take turns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderator/#m1)
2. A moderator is a person who checks posts in an online forum or game chat and removes unkind or unsafe ones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderator/#m2)
3. A moderator checks that marks for exams are fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderator/#m3)

### In the lessons

In online safety, moderators remove harmful messages and you can report problems to them. In school debates, the moderator asks questions and keeps time. In science, a moderator in a nuclear reactor slows down particles.

### Examples

- The moderator asked each speaker to keep to two minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderator/#x1)
- Report the rude message to a moderator. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderator/#x2)
- The game chat has moderators to keep it friendly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderator/#x3)
- Our teacher was the moderator of the class debate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderator/#x4)
- The moderator deleted the unsafe post. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderator/#x5)
- An exam moderator checked the marks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderator/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Verb: moderate. Related adjective "moderate" means not too much and not too little.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «moderator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/moderator/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«moderator» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/moderator.html) on Mova free.