supervisions

noun

Definition of supervisionsnext
plural of supervision
1
as in stewardships
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control one of your responsibilities will be the supervision of all fund-raising activities for the club

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2
as in managements
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something one of the senior editors took over supervision of the project while the editor-in-chief was on maternity leave

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  1. operations
  2. guidance
  3. administrations
Noun
  • Across their global operations, RED continues to enhance the luxury excursion market.
    Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Kansas City International Airport halted its flight operations Saturday afternoon because of icy conditions on its runway and taxiways.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of operations
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  • As Ukraine build more FPVs are equips them with jam-proof fiber optic guidance and AI target seeking, FPVs may become even more dominant in 2025.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Organizations like Service to School (S2S) and the MBA Veterans Network provide mentorship, application guidance, and financial aid for test preparation.
    Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of guidance
Noun
  • And then, the OECD held a public consultation over the summer on a draft user guide for the GLOBE Information Return XML Schema, the technical format that tax administrations will use to exchange GLOBE information returns that taxpayers have to file.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Previous administrations have stood up specialized councils via executive orders, executives noted.
    Hannah Lang, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of administrations
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