What does "moderator" mean?
Moderator: The officer who presides over an assembly to preserve order, propose questions, regulate the proceedings, and declare the votes.
Additional senses
- 2.In the University of Oxford, an examiner for moderations; at Cambridge, the superintendant of examinations for degrees; at Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
- 3.A mechamical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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