MODERATOR


Meaning of MODERATOR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmä-də-ˌrā-tər ]

noun

Date: circa 1560

1. : one who arbitrates : mediator

2. : one who presides over an assembly, meeting, or discussion: as

a. : the presiding officer of a Presbyterian governing body

b. : the nonpartisan presiding officer of a town meeting

c. : the chairman of a discussion group

3. : a substance (as graphite) used for slowing neutrons in a nuclear reactor

• mod·er·a·tor·ship -ˌship noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.