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
Denver’s system also will be cut off from all other law enforcement agencies, and its overseers will create an invite-only sharing system with nearby law enforcement agencies that agree to abide by certain rules.
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
Last year, the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, overseer of Miami International Airport and two smaller airports in the county, entered into agreements with the University of Miami and Wisk Aero, developer of self-flying air taxis, to explore steps toward autonomous flying.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Inside the house, the head servant and seamstress sabotaged him to advance her own child; in the fields, overseers beat him for the slightest offense.
—Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Trump’s figure doesn’t conform to findings by retirement professionals such as the 401(k) overseers at Bank of America.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
Last year, the Miami-Dade Aviation Department, overseer of Miami International Airport and two smaller airports in the county, entered into agreements with the University of Miami and Wisk Aero, developer of self-flying air taxis, to explore steps toward autonomous flying.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Inside the house, the head servant and seamstress sabotaged him to advance her own child; in the fields, overseers beat him for the slightest offense.
—Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Trump’s figure doesn’t conform to findings by retirement professionals such as the 401(k) overseers at Bank of America.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseer
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These include elections for board of supervisors, district and city attorneys, superintendents and more.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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The nonrecurring grant funds will be used to pay for security improvement projects at Miami-Dade Catholic schools, according to Jim Rigg, superintendent of Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Miami.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
2 June 2026
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The alternative asset manager said that Blackstone Capital Partners Asia III exceeded its $10 billion target, with the fund raising more than double the amount of its predecessor vehicle.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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Its Resolver platform uses AI to ingest security information and help risk managers run remediations with an audit trail, cutting the lag time between detecting a breach and containing it.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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Even though the rivers have been quiet ever since, the bureau has continued to maintain a full-time dedicated crew of two firefighters and a supervisor, with the boat costing taxpayers $1 million a year to staff and maintain.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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She was promoted to accountant around October 2012, the lawsuit says, to accounting supervisor in August 2019 and to accounting manager in the union’s international secretary-treasurer’s office in April 2024.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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The recent opening of a new center, explained Jill Martin, senior director of food and nutrition services at UC San Diego Health, argued for creating a new training program rather than a recruitment push.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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As creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, Williams is an organic partner for Moët & Chandon, which belongs to the wines and spirits division of luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
31 May 2026
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But the strength wasn’t just because of Target’s turnaround efforts, as finance chief James Lee acknowledged higher tax refunds helped to fuel spending.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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About 80 tropical waves are produced each year in the Atlantic basin, Christopher Landsea, chief of the center's tropical analysis and forecast branch, previously told USA TODAY.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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“Overseer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseer. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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