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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 overseers
Trump’s figure doesn’t conform to findings by retirement professionals such as the 401(k) overseers at Bank of America.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
However, to remain in Illinois and build on the former Arlington Park site, the Bears need a mega-projects bill to pass through Springfield that would enable the overseers of major construction projects across the state to negotiate property tax responsibilities with local municipalities.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Otherwise, Claude might conceal its secrets where its overseers would never think to look.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
But the seven-member volunteer commission — long expected to take the reins from OPD’s federal overseers — still seems to be struggling to gain footing within Oakland’s complex bureaucratic tangles.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
One way to pressure would-be overseers into doing this nasty work is to dangle the possibility of more power and higher office at them.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
The overseers of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have their own demo to un-distract.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
The company would get a name change - to Knoa Pharma - and new overseers who would dedicate future profits to battling the opioid crisis.
—NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
These overseers regularly went into Charleston, leaving the crew unsupervised.
—Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025
Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2026
However, to remain in Illinois and build on the former Arlington Park site, the Bears need a mega-projects bill to pass through Springfield that would enable the overseers of major construction projects across the state to negotiate property tax responsibilities with local municipalities.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Otherwise, Claude might conceal its secrets where its overseers would never think to look.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
But the seven-member volunteer commission — long expected to take the reins from OPD’s federal overseers — still seems to be struggling to gain footing within Oakland’s complex bureaucratic tangles.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
One way to pressure would-be overseers into doing this nasty work is to dangle the possibility of more power and higher office at them.
—Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
The overseers of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have their own demo to un-distract.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
The company would get a name change - to Knoa Pharma - and new overseers who would dedicate future profits to battling the opioid crisis.
—NPR, 14 Nov. 2025
These overseers regularly went into Charleston, leaving the crew unsupervised.
—Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseers
Noun
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The tensions inside the AP — and Rinehart’s articulation of a case many managers believe but are reluctant to make — reveal a broader conflict playing out across the media over how AI should be applied within journalism, a costly craft filled with strong-willed individuals.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Both marina managers said access will be more difficult.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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If that number is amount is exceeded, and some schools have reached that point in Southeast Michigan, superintendents need to ask state officials for additional emergency days or start scheduling makeup days.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Funding for substitutes and bus drivers were also noted as needs by more than 50 percent of superintendents; 64 percent needed more funding for Alternative Learning Centers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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County supervisors ordered staff to develop a plan to speed up the payments.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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At the meeting, supervisors wanted to know what's going on.—
John Ramos,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Both of Steppenwolf’s artistic directors, Glenn Davis and Audrey Francis, will also appear on stage in the five-show subscription season.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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The board is headed by Tuttle alongside fellow directors Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung and Matthias Pees and Managing Director Charlotte Sieben, with German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer acting as its chair.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026
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Film festival chiefs from around the world have signed a joint statement in support of Berlin Film Festival boss Tricia Tuttle, whose future will be debated at a meeting of its governing body tomorrow in Berlin.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 Mar. 2026
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Everyone—from bankers to studio chiefs—will keep guessing what counts as market power when the biggest player in streaming never had to test its limits in court.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Overseers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseers. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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