moderator
1. any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors • Hypernyms: inhibitor • Hyponyms: heavy water, deuterium oxide • Part Holonyms: nuclear reactor, reactor 2. in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly • Derivationally related forms: moderatorship • Hypernyms: presiding officer 3. someone who presides over a forum or debate • Derivationally related forms: moderatorship, moderate • Hypernyms: presiding officer 4. someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence • Derivationally related forms: moderatorship, moderate • Hypernyms: mediator, go-between, intermediator, intermediary, intercessor • Hyponyms: modifier
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