as in superintendent
a person who watches and directs the work of other people in order to be sure that a job is done correctly
She was named overseer of new product development. government/industry overseers
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Recent Examples of overseer
If confirmed by Senate, Rollins, 52, will play an important role in determining whether rural and low-income Americans feel supported by the administration, as the overseer of a wide range of agencies that deal with forests, food safety, food stamps and rural development.
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Kyler Alvord, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
The campaign organizers helped to assemble a team of overseers who will make governance decisions for setting up the foundation, like hiring a CEO and deploying the cash that’s raised.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The company created a board of overseers to review any product the company created, and its products’ code was made public.
—David Goldman, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
Disney Entertainment co-chair Dana Walden — overseer of ABC news, among other divisions, and a front-runner to replace soon-retiring Disney CEO Bob Iger — became a prime suspect due to her long friendship with, and strenuous campaign fundraising efforts for, Kamala Harris.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
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Kyler Alvord, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
The campaign organizers helped to assemble a team of overseers who will make governance decisions for setting up the foundation, like hiring a CEO and deploying the cash that’s raised.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The company created a board of overseers to review any product the company created, and its products’ code was made public.
—David Goldman, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
Disney Entertainment co-chair Dana Walden — overseer of ABC news, among other divisions, and a front-runner to replace soon-retiring Disney CEO Bob Iger — became a prime suspect due to her long friendship with, and strenuous campaign fundraising efforts for, Kamala Harris.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseer
Noun
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The school board sought input from parents, staff and students in the search for a new superintendent, according to the release.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2025
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With that last incident, the fans were both disciplined, as the Bellmore-Merrick superintendent and athletic director apologized to Elmont in person at their high school, Section VIII Director Patrick Pizzarelli told The Post.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
17 Mar. 2025
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Even historically celebrated geniuses like Albert Einstein or Steve Jobs benefited immensely from working in fields that were fertile with change, ripe for disruption, and full of hard-working builders, makers, managers, and workers.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Most significant, though, was the presence of Egil Olsen, a manager derided as a dinosaur at the time but who looks, in hindsight, an awful lot like a pioneer.—
Rory Smith,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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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.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Usually, the only way to identify these individuals is through irregularity reports submitted by test supervisors.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Maryland will hire a new athletic director, and that person will have the chance to decide what kind of department the state’s flagship university should have.—
Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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Hulet and David Warm, the executive director of MARC, signed a fresh agreement for Head Start services in early November.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2025
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Those were the cultural concepts that Harvey Pratt, a chief of the tribe, drew on to design the Native American Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Karl recalled that about forty minutes later, the chief called back with bad news.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Overseer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseer. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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