as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
the office of the superintendent of parks issues camping permits
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Recent Examples of superintendent
Banta School was built in 1924, named after the city’s first school superintendent, William Henry Banta.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Miller, the superintendent, told the Star-Telegram that the closure was a disappointment, not only for him, but for the families and community that looked to Rocketship as an educational alternative.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
Enza Macri, the Cromwell superintendent of schools, also did not respond to emails or calls.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
The seven trustees oversee the superintendent and manage the district with a $524 million budget.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
Miller, the superintendent, told the Star-Telegram that the closure was a disappointment, not only for him, but for the families and community that looked to Rocketship as an educational alternative.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
Enza Macri, the Cromwell superintendent of schools, also did not respond to emails or calls.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025
The seven trustees oversee the superintendent and manage the district with a $524 million budget.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superintendent
Noun
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In the workers’ break room, managers stripped the dedicated union bulletin board and removed the binders containing the collective-bargaining agreement.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2025
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Kirk started in business as a revenue assurance manager.—
Kirk W. McLaren,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, Dubrovsky himself had publicly attacked a university policy that required professors to submit their work to administrators before publishing or presenting it abroad.—
Anastasiia Vorozhtsova,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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The White House has said, though, that Amy Gleason, who worked at DOGE's predecessor entity, U.S. Digital Service, is formally the administrator of DOGE.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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The article is a smorgasbord of detail, brimming with characters, including C-suite executives, public-relations staffers, marketing V.P.s, and Lauder herself, for whom Fraser reserves her best descriptions.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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Though not much has been heard from Gibson or Stallone on this effort, Voight has been making the rounds with different union reps and studio executives (as per Deadline).—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
4 May 2025
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As a result of Buchanan’s termination, the board has determined to withdraw his nomination for election as a director of the company at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting to be held on May 14.—
Time,
Time,
2 May 2025
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Launched by Bernadine Healy, the first woman to serve as director of the NIH, the Women’s Health Initiative aimed to study ways to prevent heart disease, cancer and osteoporosis.—
Jean Wactawski-Wende,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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The city’s transit supervisors are set to vote against the MTA rank and file in the upcoming primary for Gotham’s comptroller.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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The two Democratic supervisors want to change how the county calculates its minimum reserve amount and expand the definition of what counts as reserves.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2025
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“Superintendent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superintendent. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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