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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1560] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1560] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: one who arbitrates : [[mediator]] | | *1: one who arbitrates : [[mediator]] |
| *2: one who presides over an assembly, [[meeting]], or [[discussion]]: as | | *2: one who presides over an assembly, [[meeting]], or [[discussion]]: as |
− | :a : the presiding officer of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderator_of_the_General_Assembly Presbyterian governing body] | + | :a : the presiding officer of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderator_of_the_General_Assembly Presbyterian governing body] |
| :b : the nonpartisan presiding officer of a town meeting | | :b : the nonpartisan presiding officer of a town meeting |
| :c : the chairman of a [[discussion]] [[group]] | | :c : the chairman of a [[discussion]] [[group]] |
| *3: a substance (as graphite) used for slowing neutrons in a nuclear reactor | | *3: a substance (as graphite) used for slowing neutrons in a nuclear reactor |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | A '''moderator''' is an official of an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorporated_town incorporated town] who presides over the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_meeting town meeting], and in some cases, other municipal meetings. In the United States, the area of the country best known for the town meeting form of [[government]] is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England New England]. The office of moderator exists in at least [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut Connecticut], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine Maine], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Massachusetts], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire New Hampshire], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island Rhode Island] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont Vermont].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderator_%28town_official%29] | + | A '''moderator''' is an official of an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incorporated_town incorporated town] who presides over the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_meeting town meeting], and in some cases, other municipal meetings. In the United States, the area of the country best known for the town meeting form of [[government]] is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England New England]. The office of moderator exists in at least [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut Connecticut], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maine Maine], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts Massachusetts], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hampshire New Hampshire], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhode_Island Rhode Island] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont Vermont].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderator_%28town_official%29] |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |