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moderatore

moderator

noun moh-deh-rah-TOH-reh Rare
Communication Speech

Origin: From Latin moderator ('one who restrains or guides').

Also means

chairperson

Usage Note

Moderatore is used for a debate or panel chairperson, a forum or community moderator, and in physics for the material that slows neutrons in a reactor. The feminine form is moderatrice. In online and gaming communities the shortened mod (invariable) is increasingly used colloquially. Do not confuse with mediatore ('mediator'), who resolves disputes rather than managing discussion.

Examples

"Il moderatore ha dato la parola al relatore."

Natural Translation

The moderator gave the floor to the speaker.

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