supervise
verb
su·per·vise
ˈsü-pər-ˌvīz 
supervised; supervising
: to be in charge of : superintend, oversee
supervise a large staff
supervised the ship's daily operations
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Examples of supervise in a Sentence
The builder supervised the construction of the house.
She supervises a staff of 30 workers.
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The Hungarian leader's remarks came while protests erupted outside Georgia's Parliament on Monday night, with demonstrators demanding a new vote supervised by international observers.
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
The workers have now filed for an official election supervised by the federal government.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
The suit claimed the city was liable because the city had a duty to supervise and monitor its employee, Martinez, to ensure compliance with all state laws and ordinances and that Martinez’s operation of the Keystone was in violation of those laws and ordinances.
—Daniel Tepfer, Connecticut Post, 22 Oct. 2024
The board found Stanley made inappropriate comments to the media about the case, failed to adequately supervise prosecutors, caused discovery violations and launched a retaliatory investigation into the presiding judge.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
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Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024
The workers have now filed for an official election supervised by the federal government.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Oct. 2024
The suit claimed the city was liable because the city had a duty to supervise and monitor its employee, Martinez, to ensure compliance with all state laws and ordinances and that Martinez’s operation of the Keystone was in violation of those laws and ordinances.
—Daniel Tepfer, Connecticut Post, 22 Oct. 2024
The board found Stanley made inappropriate comments to the media about the case, failed to adequately supervise prosecutors, caused discovery violations and launched a retaliatory investigation into the presiding judge.
—Max Levy, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Supervise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervise. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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Etymology
from Latin supervisus, past participle of supervidēre "to oversee," from super- "over, above" and vidēre "to see" — related to vision
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