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
Ryan Gould, head of digital ad sales and a key overseer of the ad tier of Max, said at a panel Wednesday at Advertising Week in New York that the endeavor requires discipline.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
But the deal contains other features that point to a continuing role for the NCAA as college sports’ overseer.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2024
The news organization found that there are too few guardians available to serve the people who need them and even fewer overseers, called examiners, to review the guardians’ work.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2024
Driving the news: Thorsen signed an option this month to lease the site from the NTC Foundation, the major leaseholder and overseer of 26 of the 45 historic buildings at Liberty Station, the U-T reported.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
But the deal contains other features that point to a continuing role for the NCAA as college sports’ overseer.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2024
The news organization found that there are too few guardians available to serve the people who need them and even fewer overseers, called examiners, to review the guardians’ work.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2024
Driving the news: Thorsen signed an option this month to lease the site from the NTC Foundation, the major leaseholder and overseer of 26 of the 45 historic buildings at Liberty Station, the U-T reported.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 18 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseer
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In a letter sent to football players and their families, Kelly Lara, an assistant district superintendent, said two incidents occurred involving racist speech made toward, and about, a Black teammate.Krissy Waite, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The question asks whether to remove the state superintendent of public instruction from the list of top state officials who would step into the governor’s role under extreme circumstances.Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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My phone pings with an email from our building manager down in the city.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Fortunately, hiring managers have begun to learn that, and degree requirements have been dropping in many fields.Karin Klein, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Part of that was likely due to city councils or boards of supervisors in certain municipalities and jurisdictions having different meeting schedules.Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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While working as the music supervisor on the 1978 film adaptation of The Wiz, Jones met Michael Jackson, and thus began his most fruitful collaboration.Justin Curto, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jamie Schulze, executive director of the association, is Northern Cheyenne and Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Its legacy was revitalized by brothers Mickey and Maury Riad, the firm’s creative director and chief executive officer, respectively, who inherited the company from their father, Maged Riad, in 1998.Sofia Celeste, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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Bates, who was on probation at the time, was eventually convicted of misdemeanor theft and resisting arrest, according to the chief.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Five police officers who rescued residents from inside of the building were taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, the police chief said.NBC New York, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Overseer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseer. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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