overseer
noun
over·seer
ˈō-vər-ˌsir 
ˈō-və-,
-ˌsē-ər;
ˌō-vər-ˈsir,
ˌō-və-,
-ˈsē-ər
plural overseers
: a person who oversees others : a person with supervisory responsibilities
Her insider status was cemented in 1988 with a stint as … overseer of the party's nominating convention.—
Gwen Ifill
Gwen Ifill… suggests that in Upper Egypt the control of local affairs by the pharaoh's overseer was gradually diluted during the late Old Kingdom …—Robert J. Wenke
Robert J. WenkeSome pension funds proactively keep government overseers up to date so that they will not feel a need to be intrusive.—Simon C. Y. Wong
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The film opens in an immigration detention camp, as a band of left-wing political militants known as the French 75 infiltrate the facility to liberate the detained, and detain the military overseers.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
The film opens in an immigration detention camp, as a band of left-wing political militants known as the French 75 infiltrate the facility to liberate the detained, and detain the military overseers.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
So your overseer guardrail wouldn't be able to peer into the reasoning process of such a model.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
The women’s orchestra, separated from their fellow inmates in a special block, was required by their Nazi overseers to play jaunty marches every morning and evening so that other female prisoners kept in step as they were sent to work outside the camp.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
The film opens in an immigration detention camp, as a band of left-wing political militants known as the French 75 infiltrate the facility to liberate the detained, and detain the military overseers.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
So your overseer guardrail wouldn't be able to peer into the reasoning process of such a model.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
The women’s orchestra, separated from their fellow inmates in a special block, was required by their Nazi overseers to play jaunty marches every morning and evening so that other female prisoners kept in step as they were sent to work outside the camp.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Overseer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overseer. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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overseer
noun
over·seer
ˈō-və(r)-ˌsi(ə)r
-ˌsē-ər;
ˌō-və(r)-ˈsi(ə)r,
-ˈsē-ər
: one that oversees : superintendent
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