back-seat moderators

A form of back-seat moderator — A user who is not a moderator but zealously identifies and polices rule-breaking by others.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of back-seat moderator
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APA

back-seat moderators. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-seat%20moderators

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“back-seat moderators.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-seat%20moderators. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back-seat moderators,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-seat%20moderators.

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