as in managers
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
The trials were conducted by BAE Systems and the ship’s staff, and activity was monitored by SDA and Ministry of Defence naval architects and overseers.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
The film opens in an immigration detention camp, as a band of left-wing political militants known as the French 75 infiltrate the facility to liberate the detained, and detain the military overseers.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
The film opens in an immigration detention camp, as a band of left-wing political militants known as the French 75 infiltrate the facility to liberate the detained, and detain the military overseers.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The women’s orchestra, separated from their fellow inmates in a special block, was required by their Nazi overseers to play jaunty marches every morning and evening so that other female prisoners kept in step as they were sent to work outside the camp.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
As did much of southern Italy, Monopoli had successive overseers that included the Byzantines, Normans, Venetians and Spanish before becoming part of the new Kingdom of Italy as of 1860.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Obama said at the time that the project did not intend to displace residents, adding that its overseers are trying to balance boosting jobs and economic development in the area while maintaining and protecting existing affordable housing.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Some of the Japanese overseers died, too.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
The film opens in an immigration detention camp, as a band of left-wing political militants known as the French 75 infiltrate the facility to liberate the detained, and detain the military overseers.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
The film opens in an immigration detention camp, as a band of left-wing political militants known as the French 75 infiltrate the facility to liberate the detained, and detain the military overseers.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The women’s orchestra, separated from their fellow inmates in a special block, was required by their Nazi overseers to play jaunty marches every morning and evening so that other female prisoners kept in step as they were sent to work outside the camp.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
As did much of southern Italy, Monopoli had successive overseers that included the Byzantines, Normans, Venetians and Spanish before becoming part of the new Kingdom of Italy as of 1860.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Obama said at the time that the project did not intend to displace residents, adding that its overseers are trying to balance boosting jobs and economic development in the area while maintaining and protecting existing affordable housing.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Some of the Japanese overseers died, too.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseers
Noun
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Similarly, successful managers scale, while the unsuccessful fade.—
Mike Terwilliger,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unlike a host of seedy managers looking to make a quick buck, Landau had real care and compassion for Springsteen.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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That money, superintendents say, is desperately needed in their districts.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
22 Oct. 2025
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Many of the problems the Statesman and ProPublica heard from superintendents had disproportionate impacts on students with disabilities.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Milwaukee County supervisors have proposed a pilot program to place uniformed security on buses to reduce fare evasion.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Treatment supervisors generate a unique model for each river, adjusting for variables as seemingly inconsequential as the appearance of a new beaver dam, which can completely alter the flow.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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At that meeting, Buchanan's reappointment to a full five-year term on the housing authority's board was rejected in a 6-2 decision, with two city directors absent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Alongside dozens of producers, beverage directors, buyers, and supporters, ABV became a destination and community.—
Osayi Endolyn,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Oct. 2025
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Townes-Whitley was one of three Black female Fortune 500 chiefs.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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In 1495 Columbus retaliated by assailing Taíno villages and capturing chiefs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Overseers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseers. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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