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

… 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

Some pension funds proactively keep government overseers up to date so that they will not feel a need to be intrusive.

—Simon C. Y. Wong

Examples of overseer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company has let several executives go, including the overseer of its commercial jets and a longtime executive in charge of the 737 Max unit. —David Goldman, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024

Choosing the former course meant selecting a new overseer of the group and of the castle itself, as well as resisting aggressive efforts by the local government to take over the property. —Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023

The area — in addition to the mansion itself, the ruins of the overseer’s house, and the quarters of the enslaved — are open to the public. —Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2024

On Tuesday, China’s internet overseer published a lengthy opinion piece from Wu — a rare public endorsement for a CEO. —Jane Zhang, Fortune Asia, 5 Mar. 2024

Three caucus overseers face felony charges for their roles in trying to overturn the 2020 election. —Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2024

Two months later, the White House announced that the four companies had agreed to voluntary commitments on A.I. safety, including testing their systems through third-party overseers — which most of the companies were already doing. —Cecilia Kang, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2023

The company created a board of overseers to review any product the company created, and its products’ code was made public. —David Goldman, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024

And now he may be seen as one of the primary players in a fraying relationship between match officials and their overseers. —Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

overseer

noun

over·​seer ˈō-və(r)-ˌsi(ə)r 

-ˌsē-ər;

ˌō-və(r)-ˈsi(ə)r,

-ˈsē-ər

: one that oversees : superintendent