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
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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Bass is the sole challenger to Jordan, who was first elected Rich Township supervisor in 2021, in the April 1 election.
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Usually, the only way to identify these individuals is through irregularity reports submitted by test supervisors.
—Scott White, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
County supervisors bought into his ongoing call for a total transformation of the local mental health care system, shifting toward crisis centers at a time when many in the community were calling for the immediate construction of new locked units attached to major medical centers.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
No more room for honest errors when returning petitions to election supervisors.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
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Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Usually, the only way to identify these individuals is through irregularity reports submitted by test supervisors.
—Scott White, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
County supervisors bought into his ongoing call for a total transformation of the local mental health care system, shifting toward crisis centers at a time when many in the community were calling for the immediate construction of new locked units attached to major medical centers.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
No more room for honest errors when returning petitions to election supervisors.
—Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for supervisor
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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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