supervisor
noun
su·per·vi·sor
ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər 
: one that supervises
especially
: an administrative officer in charge of a business, government, or school unit or operation
Examples of supervisor in a Sentence
The supervisor fired him after he showed up at work drunk.
If you have a problem, go to your supervisor.
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025
Last month, former Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre was elected and sworn in as supervisor, once again giving Democrats a 3-2 majority.
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As a San Francisco supervisor, he was seen as a moderating force on the liberal board before entering the governor’s race as a progressive.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025
Last month, former Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre was elected and sworn in as supervisor, once again giving Democrats a 3-2 majority.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
From my experience leading digital transformation initiatives across industries, this collaboration manifests in several evolving patterns:
• Humans become supervisors and exception handlers, not task doers.
—Dutt Kalluri, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
As a San Francisco supervisor, he was seen as a moderating force on the liberal board before entering the governor’s race as a progressive.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for supervisor
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“Supervisor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supervisor. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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supervisor
noun
su·per·vi·sor
ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər
: a person who supervises
especially
: an officer in charge of a unit or an operation of a business, government, or school
Legal Definition
supervisor
noun
su·per·vi·sor
ˈsü-pər-ˌvī-zər
: one that directs or oversees a person, group, department, organization, or operation
specifically
: the popularly elected chief administrative official of a township or other subdivision in some states of the U.S.
supervisorial
adjective
ˌsü-pər-ˌvī-ˈzōr-ē-əl
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