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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
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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
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Recent Examples of superintendency
The California Teachers Assn. and other labor unions spent millions to help get Thurmond elected to the nonpartisan superintendency seat five years ago.
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Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
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
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Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superintendency
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Our family has been farming in Florida for a century, and the success of the family business is rooted in environmental stewardship and sustainability.—
Sammy Duda,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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The annual Future of Filmmaking keynote will feature Tim Heidecker in a conversation with IndieWire editor-in-chief Dana Harris-Bridson about his multi-disciplinary career and his new stewardship of the InfoWars brand for The Onion.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
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After a 23-43 season in his first season, Jackson leads the Warriors to back-to-back playoff appearances with 47 and 51 wins but was fired amid a backdrop of friction with management (including team advisor Jerry West) and fostering a poor work environment.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Educators are overhauling their classroom management approach to cut down on the chaos.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Arenas has been outspoken in her efforts to reform child welfare following high-profile deaths of children under county supervision, including the fentanyl overdose of infant Phoenix Castro and, most recently, the death of 2-year-old Jaxon Juarez.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
9 May 2026
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Kids could play all day and much of the night, anywhere, without a lot of — or any — adult supervision.—
Andre Mouchard,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Bass defended her administration’s handling of homelessness, pointing to declining homelessness counts and the city’s Inside Safe program, while criticizing Raman’s record on police hiring and past votes against some encampment enforcement measures near schools and other sensitive sites.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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The current administration has taken a more disciplined approach to accountability, and congressional Republicans have been more engaged in providing the kind of oversight the Constitution envisions.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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While the candidates’ proposals vary, many call for stronger ethics oversight, tighter campaign finance restrictions, expanded disclosure requirements and greater transparency around city spending, lobbying activity and constituent services.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Bonta sued to stop the investigation, arguing there is no basis for it and that Bianco has no such authority without buy-in from him and oversight from state elections officials.—
Hailey Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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The incident occurred as Minneapolis faced tensions from federal immigration enforcement operations, reflecting a broader uptick in threats against Congress members in recent years.—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Federal agents swarmed a California park Wednesday as part of a sweeping operation targeting an infamous open-air drug market notorious for peddling fentanyl and methamphetamine.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Their huge fortunes are the legitimate wages of superintendence; in the struggle for existence, money is the token of success.—
Jeffery Vacante,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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The era of progressive superintendence ironically began with the spread of disinformation, Buzzfeed’s release of the infamous Trump dossier.—
The Editors,
National Review,
31 Oct. 2022
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Moving the Department of Education under the governor’s control just gives even more power to the same Sacramento insiders who have turned our schools into some of the worst in the country.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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As Polis has discovered, firm Democratic control doesn’t translate into a unified vision for the state.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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“Superintendency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superintendency. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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