moderator

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors
noun in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly
noun someone who presides over a forum or debate

Learned borrowing from Latin moderātor. First attested as Middle English moderatour. By surface analysis, moderate + -or.

The moderator said under his breath that they did over-much praying and too little hoeing. — Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery
He then studied theology, and became a pastor, and later superintendent (equal to a Bishop or Moderator) near Königsberg. — Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ, Aaron Bernstein
THE late Dr. Risk, of Dalserf, being one of the moderators, did not satisfy, by his preaching, the Calvinistic portion of his flock. — The Jest Book: The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings, Mark Lemon

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