as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
the salesclerk said she would have to ask her supervisor if I could return the defective CD without a receipt
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Recent Examples of supervisor
The upset managers were already irked over the fact the agency moved to employ more civilians in top level positions limiting promotional tracks for uniformed supervisors, department sources said.
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Being asked to teach the new supervisors on how to do their jobs is soul-crushing.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
All other staff should connect with their supervisors and work remotely if possible.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
The episode was quickly resolved by the market's supervisor who had given the team permission to document the sparse offerings on sale.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 11 Dec. 2024
Being asked to teach the new supervisors on how to do their jobs is soul-crushing.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
All other staff should connect with their supervisors and work remotely if possible.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
The episode was quickly resolved by the market's supervisor who had given the team permission to document the sparse offerings on sale.
—Michael Robinson Chávez, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervisor
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All the program managers and other center directors gathered there along with NASA’s top leadership.Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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Hotel Casa Sur manager Gilda Martin and Esteban Grassimanslaughter, a hotel employee, are also facing manslaughter charges.Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Dec. 2024
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Even in a car market as EV-crazy as China’s, some auto executives aren’t completely convinced by electrification.Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Recording Academy and Davis announced on Wednesday that the veteran executive will be celebrated with the 2025 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons honor at The Beverly Hilton on Feb. 1, a day before the 2025 Grammy Awards.Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
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This program tends to only have a limited amount of emergency funding available, after which point WIC administrators begin to triage support to individuals with the greatest needs.Marley Jay, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay administrators huddled together in a meeting room about a decade ago, studying enrollment and financial reports.Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Outgoing Anfield sporting director Julian Ward had worked through Christmas Day to get the framework of a £44million ($55m at today’s rates) deal agreed.James Pearce, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Image Betsy Southerland, a former director of science and technology in the E.P.A. Office of Water, which oversees biosolids, said the program had been hurt by staffing shortages as well as an arduous process for setting new restrictions.Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Her mother had taught for decades in the now-defunct school, and her father had served as superintendent.Caleb Gayle, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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The 2025 national superintendent of the year will be announced during AASA's National Conference on Education March 6-8 in New Orleans.NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Supervisor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervisor. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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