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
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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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The new supervisor immediately gave Gerda material to report on.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
The supervisor was not immediately available to review the audio, but the press office went ahead and published the altered transcript on the White House website and distributed it to press and on social media in an effort to tamp down the story, AP reported.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Luis Alejo is a Monterey County supervisor representing Salinas, and Ignacio Ornelas is a lecturer and archivist at Stanford University.
—Ignacio Ornelas, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Through a series of studies with more than 1,100 U.S.-based adults, research finds that using nicknames in workplace relationships between supervisors and subordinates can sometimes have positive effects — but not always.
—Zhe Zhang
shuili Du, Harvard Business Review, 31 Oct. 2024
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
The supervisor was not immediately available to review the audio, but the press office went ahead and published the altered transcript on the White House website and distributed it to press and on social media in an effort to tamp down the story, AP reported.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Luis Alejo is a Monterey County supervisor representing Salinas, and Ignacio Ornelas is a lecturer and archivist at Stanford University.
—Ignacio Ornelas, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Through a series of studies with more than 1,100 U.S.-based adults, research finds that using nicknames in workplace relationships between supervisors and subordinates can sometimes have positive effects — but not always.
—Zhe Zhang
shuili Du, Harvard Business Review, 31 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for supervisor
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“Supervisor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervisor. Accessed 8 Nov. 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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