OVERSEER Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

overseer

noun

Definition of overseer

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 Monticello’s former chief overseer later claimed that Jefferson had arranged for Harriet’s departure, giving her spending money and stage-coach fare to Philadelphia. — Andrew Lawler, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2026 The incidents exposed the difficulty of achieving a safety principle called alignment, in which AI takes into account the ethics and goals of its human overseers, Jackson said. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 A lot is at stake for Weiss, Bilton, CBS News and corporate overseers at Paramount Skydance as the show moves toward what may be its most unusual season yet. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 Industry faces ‘challenges,’ overseer says Efforts by Health and Welfare to document the extent of issues facing Idaho’s nursing homes have improved in recent years. — Matan Josephy, Idaho Statesman, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overseer

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Noun

Kayatta said the board would hold another special meeting before that deadline to select committee members if the state superintendent sends more candidates before Monday.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Several more urged the department’s next leader to be a local — as Snelling was — but unlike in the 2023 superintendent search, so far there has been no campaigning on behalf of any prospective candidate.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of superintendent

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Before or after your meal, check out the Renaissance Bar to witness bar manager Matteo Oddo make his sensational martinis.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
Lynch, the team's president of football operations and general manager, addressed the brawls that took place in the parking lot and inside Levi's Stadium during the 49ers' 38-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026

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That changed in 2024 when a state constitutional amendment required Miami-Dade voters to choose an elections supervisor to run the newly independent office.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
Becerra’s appointee would hold office until a successor is selected through a special election or the next supervisor race set for March 2028, roughly 16 months after the midterm elections.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of supervisor

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Many of the dogs had spent 30 days to a year at the shelter, said shelter director Kaye Persinger.

— SYDNEY PAGE THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Nov. 2026
From 2021 to 2025, there have been 20 fatalities on the Pacific Surfliner route, 19 of them as a result of trespassing and one at a grade crossing, said Nancy Sheehan-McCulloch, the executive director of the nonprofit.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2026

Definition of director

Noun

In Egypt, a Cairo judge postponed the retrial of the editor-in-chief of one of the country's last independent news outlets for a week after her defense lawyers asked him to recuse himself, the outlet said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Rodriguez argued that elections chief Alina Garcia was biased because of her ties to the Republican Party and her son-in-law’s representation of Salazar.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

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