supervisor
noun
su·per·vi·sor
ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər 
: one that supervises
especially
: an administrative officer in charge of a business, government, or school unit or operation
Synonyms
Examples of supervisor in a Sentence
The supervisor fired him after he showed up at work drunk.
If you have a problem, go to your supervisor.
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Polk County supervisors also approved helping with the beginning phase of the project by funding soil sampling.
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Linh Ta, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Police were called during a Thornton Township, Illinois, budget meeting when an argument broke out between township supervisor Tiffany Henyard and a township trustee.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Sep. 2024
The project, which became a reality in 2014 when the European Central Bank assumed its role as a banking supervisor, is widely considered to be incomplete.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
The banking branch has implemented RTO policies even if no team members live nearby, creating situations where employees are going into empty offices when their team members and supervisors live in other states, for example.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
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Linh Ta, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Police were called during a Thornton Township, Illinois, budget meeting when an argument broke out between township supervisor Tiffany Henyard and a township trustee.
—Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Sep. 2024
The project, which became a reality in 2014 when the European Central Bank assumed its role as a banking supervisor, is widely considered to be incomplete.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
The banking branch has implemented RTO policies even if no team members live nearby, creating situations where employees are going into empty offices when their team members and supervisors live in other states, for example.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
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supervisor
noun
su·per·vi·sor
ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər
: a person who supervises
especially
: an officer in charge of a unit or an operation of a business, government, or school
Legal Definition
supervisor
noun
su·per·vi·sor
ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər
: one that directs or oversees a person, group, department, organization, or operation
specifically
: the popularly elected chief administrative official of a township or other subdivision in some states of the U.S.
supervisorial
adjective
ˌsü-pər-ˌvī-ˈzōr-ē-əl
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