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单词 supervisory
释义

supervisor

noun

su·​per·​vi·​sor ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər How to pronounce supervisor (audio)
: one that supervises
especially : an administrative officer in charge of a business, government, or school unit or operation
supervisory
ˌsü-pər-ˈvī-zə-rē How to pronounce supervisor (audio)
-ˈvīz-rē
adjective

Synonyms

  • administrant
  • administrator
  • archon
  • director
  • exec
  • executive
  • manager
  • superintendent
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Example Sentences

The supervisor fired him after he showed up at work drunk. If you have a problem, go to your supervisor.
Recent Examples on the Web Turchiano is the library’s community outreach supervisor and division head for its Bilingual Services Division. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022 The former school supervisor has health problems and relies on government benefits to get by, but her welfare payments are nowhere near enough to cover her sharply rising bills. Sylvia Hui, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Aug. 2022 In contrast, the report noted that Bruen decided to discipline Pfeiffer’s supervisor for failing to notify superiors upon learning about the relationship. Michael Hill, ajc, 19 Aug. 2022 UnitedHealth social workers were marked idle for lack of keyboard activity while counseling patients in drug treatment facilities, according to a former supervisor. New York Times, 14 Aug. 2022 Wysocki served 11 years as an alderman and four years as mayor in New Berlin between 1984 and 2005, served in other local bodies, and then was elected as the 22nd district supervisor for the county in 2016, 2018, 2000 and 2022. Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2022 Ridley-Thomas, a former state legislator and county supervisor, was elected to the City Council in 2020 to represent the 10th District, which stretches from Koreatown to the Crenshaw Corridor in South Los Angeles. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022 Instead, the officer asked a supervisor for permission to shoot, the report said. Brian Chasnoff, San Antonio Express-News, 6 July 2022 Adella Petrescu, a former Autopilot data annotation supervisor at Tesla, posted on social media Tuesday that she had been laid off. Matt Mcfarland, CNN, 29 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from supervidēre

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

supervisor

noun

su·​per·​vi·​sor ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər How to pronounce supervisor (audio)
1
: a person who is in charge of others
2
: 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 How to pronounce supervisor (audio)
: 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.

supervisory

adjective

as in administrative
suited for or relating to the directing of things was promoted to a supervisory position with several assistants working under him

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • administrative
  • managerial
  • executive
  • directorial
  • ministerial
  • regulatory
  • official
  • governmental
  • parliamentary
  • bureaucratic
  • authoritarian
  • despotic
  • dictatorial

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nonsupervisory
  • nonmanagerial
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