The bill now before Congress contains new language intended to attract the votes of moderates. Many moderates are defending small majorities. Labour moderates propose a 56% rate rise, with £5.6 m of cuts. A moderate was chosen as the new leader of the right-of-center party. Cochrane considers himself a moderate on growth and open space issues. Rick Lazio, 42, a moderate from Long Island who is largely unknown statewide but carries little obvious baggage. Related topics: Groupings moderate mod‧e‧rate 3 / ˈmɒd ərət $ ˈmɑː- / noun PPG SENSIBLE someone whose opinions or beliefs, especially about politics, are not extreme and are considered reasonable by most people OPP extremist, hardliner He’s coming under pressure from moderates in the party. Take to heart what you know about moderating your Type A behavior. Despite Dycarbas's efforts to persuade Eustathius and command Emilia, they can not moderate their behaviour. The threat of unemployment also moderated the wage demands of those who still held jobs. NBC's Tom Brokaw will moderate the debate. Bloom has since moderated his position on low-income housing. She apologized at once, and moderated her voice. We had to ask Joan to moderate her language in front of the kids. 2 British English SE to do the work of a moderator → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus moderate Related topics: Education moderate mod‧e‧rate 2 / ˈmɒdəreɪt $ ˈmɑː- / verb 1 formal REDUCE to make something less extreme or violent, or to become less extreme or violent The students moderated their demands. The repeat of the previous afternoon's races was more successful with a moderate wind. Alexander fared best among moderate voters and independents who made up their minds at the last minute. Chrysanthemums do well in more moderate temperatures. September should be rain free, with moderate temperatures in the 80s. Fox surprised everyone by taking a moderate stance on government spending. Moderate socialists believe in democratic reform rather than revolution. a group of moderate Republican senators. Frankfurt: Turnover was moderate on expectation of higher interest rates. The party's moderate leadership wants open relations with the West. 
Yet the peasantry represented, at least potentially, a lever of social change which the more moderate intelligentsia lacked.The new church leaders are more moderate in their plans for reform.Saute in remaining oil until browned on the outside and cooked through, about 4 minutes per side over moderate heat.Trading on the stock exchange was moderate Friday.Moderate exercise, such as walking and swimming, can help to prevent heart disease.
New studies show that moderate drinking is good for you. Even moderate doses of caffeine can set off this peristalsis whether or not the body was ready to dispose of its feces. The store suffered moderate damage before firefighters arrived. From Cambrian times onwards temperatures had been alternating between warm, moderate and glacial. A moderate amount of exercise is good for the body. I'd rate the degree of difficulty as moderate. moderate to strong winds 2 PPG MODERATE having opinions or beliefs, especially about politics, that are not extreme and that most people consider reasonable OPP extreme the more moderate members of the party a moderate politician 3 SENSIBLE staying within reasonable or sensible limits OPP immoderate a moderate smoker moderate wage demands → moderately Examples from the Corpus moderate Bake the pie for 30 minutes in a moderate oven. 
a moderate degree of success a student of moderate ability Moderate exercise, such as walking, is recommended. ○ adjective 1 MIDDLE not very large or very small, very hot or very cold, very fast or very slow etc Even moderate amounts of alcohol can be dangerous.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Groupings moderate mod‧e‧rate 1 / ˈmɒd ərət $ ˈmɑː- /
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