Synonyms of superintendency

superintendency

noun

ˌsü-p(ə-)rin-ˈten-dən(t)-sē 

1

as in stewardship

the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control

superintendency of the polling places is largely carried out by retired citizens

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stewardship
• supervision
• oversight
• management
• superintendence
• leadership
• control
• policing
• regulation
• administration
• charge
• headship
• surveillance
• care
• guidance
• government
• direction
• monitoring
• observation
• observance
• observing
• running
• generalship
• steering
• auspices
• trusteeship
• guardianship
• protection
• reign
• piloting
• rule
• tutelage
• shepherding
• hand(s)
• aegis

2

as in management

the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something

currently a faculty member is needed for superintendency of the program

Synonyms & Similar Words

• management
• supervision
• administration
• operation
• control
• handling
• stewardship
• government
• direction
• oversight
• governance
• presidency
• leadership
• superintendence
• regulation
• guidance
• conduct
• running
• charge
• care
• intendance
• custody
• agency
• guardianship
• protection
• engineering
• logistics
• rulership
• generalship
• ward
• tutelage
• trust
• manipulation
• safekeeping
• aegis
• lap
• keeping
• comanagement
• machination
• codirection
• coadministration

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of superintendency

The superintendency for the largest suburban school district in southwest Ohio became vacant in January 2023, after former superintendent Matt Miller said a board member bullied him out of his position. — Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 4 May 2024

Vito Perrone was the first to be offered the superintendency. — Adria Watson, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2023

So what’s lost by this gender imbalance in the district superintendency? — Vicki Phillips, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023

The last time the district embarked on a national search for a new leader was in 2011, when Hinojosa resigned to take another superintendency in Cobb County, an Atlanta suburb. — Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2022