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Moderator   /mˈɑdərˌeɪtər/   Listen
Moderator

noun
1.
Any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors.
2.
In the Presbyterian 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.



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"Moderator" Quotes from Famous Books



... first to open the fire on the very puzzling subject of the SS. Collar, which has led to more pleasant and profitable, though warm discussion, than ever any person could have expected, it seems now to be time for some to step forward as a moderator; and if I be allowed to do so, it will be to endeavour to check the almost uncourteous way in which our ARMIGER friend has taken up the ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 54, November 9, 1850 • Various

... I believe in it.' 'How is that, sir? If you believe in it you must have a theory. What do you believe about it?' 'I believe in the fact. I don't understand it, and I have no theory of it as yet.' And Boyle was as gentle as a sucking dove. Then the Moderator, decent ...
— The Doctor - A Tale Of The Rockies • Ralph Connor

... taken place at the house of Aurelius Cotta, then Pontifex Maximus—an office which answered nearly to that of Minister of religion. The other speakers are Balbus, Velleius, and Cicero himself,—who acts, however, rather in the character of moderator than of disputant. The debate is still, as in the more strictly philosophical dialogues, between the different schools. Velleius first sets forth the doctrine of his master Epicurus; speaking about the gods, says ...
— Cicero - Ancient Classics for English Readers • Rev. W. Lucas Collins

... The Moderator of the Church of Scotland, the Right Rev. Dr. Wallace Williamson, Dean of the Order of the Thistle, visited the Army in France between May 7 and 17, and made a tour of the ...
— New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 • Various



Words linked to "Moderator" :   go-between, moderatorship, intercessor, intermediator, deuterium oxide, inhibitor, modifier, nuclear reactor, moderate, reactor, heavy water, intermediary, mediator, presiding officer



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