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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



... upheaval he saw that all was not progress; the centralisation of power under the old regime remained, and was rendered even more formidable than before; the sentiment of equality continued to advance in its inevitable career; unhappily the spirit of liberty was not always its companion, its moderator, or its guide. ...
— A History of French Literature - Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. • Edward Dowden

... it, Sir, if it be so. No wonder that strong anti-slavery men turn infidels when they hear Christian men defending American slavery from the Bible. No wonder that they say, "The times demand, and we must have, an anti-slavery constitution, an anti-slavery Bible, and an anti-slavery God." Mr. Moderator, will the gentleman answer my question,—Do you mean to approve all the atrocities of American slavery, on the ground that the ...
— The Sable Cloud - A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861) • Nehemiah Adams

... throughout the role of leader and moderator. His manner was gracious and he never lost his sense of dignity. He was capable of sharp retort, but always bore in mind that it was high duty to hold a balance and to seek compromise rather than sharp division. He developed it ...
— The Jewish State • Theodor Herzl

... dark arts obscured each fierce debate, When mutual frauds perplex'd the maze of state, The moderator firmly mild appear'd— Beheld with love, ...
— Poetical Works of Johnson, Parnell, Gray, and Smollett - With Memoirs, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes • Samuel Johnson, Thomas Parnell, Thomas Gray, and Tobias Smollett

... and set form of speech, bestowed upon the newly acknowledged leader. But in process of time the organization has assumed a different character: there was no longer need of a system of defence,—the "Bully" was still acknowledged as class leader. He marshalled all processions, was moderator of all meetings, and performed the various duties of a chief. The title became now a matter of dispute; it sounded harsh and rude to ears polite, and a strong party proposed a change: but the supporters ...
— A Collection of College Words and Customs • Benjamin Homer Hall

... Association met with Rev. Isaac Hall's church, which with paint and fresco had put its house of worship into beautiful condition. Dr. W. S. Alexander was elected Moderator for the eighth year. A member of his church, a converted Catholic, was licensed that he might preach among the French-speaking colored people in the city of New Orleans. The account of his conversion was extremely interesting, showing how, by ...
— The American Missionary — Volume 38, No. 06, June, 1884 • Various

... rules of the House, and in part by general legislation. They are numerous and, in the (p. 122) aggregate, highly important. The Speaker is, first of all, the presiding officer of the House. In this capacity he is a strictly non-partisan moderator whose business it is to maintain decorum in deliberations, decide points of order, put questions, and announce the result of divisions. The non-partisan aspect of the English speakership sets the office off in sharp contrast ...
— The Governments of Europe • Frederic Austin Ogg



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



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