Moderator

Moderator

Moderator often refers to the chairman of a meeting. Specifically, it may refer to:

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Internet

  • Forum moderators, a person given special powers to enforce the rules on an Internet forum, newsgroup or blog

Religion

Other uses

  • Moderator variable, in statistics, a qualitative or quantitative variable that affects the direction and/or strength of the relation between dependent and independent variables
  • Neutron moderator, a medium that reduces the velocity of fast neutrons
  • Sound moderator, a suppressor attached to a firearm
  • Another name for a Presenter or television host

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  • moderator — MODERATÓR, OÁRE, moderatori, oare, s.m. şi f., s.n., adj. 1. s.m. şi f., adj. (Element) care moderează, ponderează, frânează, potoleşte. 2. Persoană care conduce o dezbatere, de obicei, publică, o masă rotundă, o emisiune cu mai mulţi… …   Dicționar Român

  • Moderator — bzw. Moderation (lateinisch; von moderare, „mäßigen“, „steuern“, „lenken“) bezeichnet: Moderator (Beruf), eine Person, die ein Gespräch lenkt oder lenkend in eine Kommunikation eingreift Moderator (Römisch Katholische Kirche), in der römisch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • moderator — UK US /ˈmɒdəreɪtər/ noun [C] ► someone who controls and leads a discussion between a group of people, but does not take any side in it: »A panel of business people will ask the candidates questions, with a local journalist as moderator. → Compare …   Financial and business terms

  • 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. [1913 Webster] Angling was . . . a moderator of passions. Walton. [1913 Webster] 2. The officer who presides over an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • modèrātor — (moderȃtor) m (modèratorica ž) 1. {{001f}}onaj koji upravlja nekim skupom na kojem se sučeljavaju stručna, politička i sl. mišljenja 2. {{001f}}fiz. sredstvo koje u nuklearnim reaktorima usporava brze neutrone koji nastaju u nuklearnim procesima… …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • moderator — (n.) late 14c., ruler, governor, from L. moderator manager, ruler, director, lit. he who moderates, from moderatus (see MODERATE (Cf. moderate) (adj.)). Meaning one who acts as an umpire is from 1560s. Fem. form moderatrix attested from 1530s …   Etymology dictionary

  • moderator — modèrātor (moderȃtor) m DEFINICIJA 1. onaj koji upravlja nekim stručnim, političkim i sl. skupom 2. fiz. sredstvo koje u nuklearnim reaktorima usporava brze neutrone koji nastaju u nuklearnim procesima, njime se regulira intenzitet nuklearne… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Moderator — [Network (Rating 5600 9600)] Auch: • Moderatorin Bsp.: • Die Show hatte einen schottischen Moderator …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • moderator — [mäd′ər āt΄ər] n. [ME moderatour < L moderator] a person or thing that moderates; specif., a) a person who presides at a town meeting, debate, assembly, etc. b) the presiding officer of a governing body, as of the Presbyterian Church c) a… …   English World dictionary

  • Moderātor — (lat.), 1) Lenker, Regierer; 2) an einer Maschine der die Bewegung mäßigende Theil …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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