as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
the office of the superintendent of parks issues camping permits
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Recent Examples of superintendent
Andrés Chait, a longtime educator, was named as the interim acting superintendent.
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Nbc Los Angeles,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Four years after leaving Miami-Dade County Public Schools for one of the nation’s most prominent education jobs, Alberto Carvalho has resigned as superintendent of Los Angeles schools amid an FBI investigation.
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Austin Horn,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Carvalho became superintendent for LA in 2022.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
McCall rose from assistant superintendent to superintendent, replacing E. Ric Frataccia.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Nbc Los Angeles,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
Four years after leaving Miami-Dade County Public Schools for one of the nation’s most prominent education jobs, Alberto Carvalho has resigned as superintendent of Los Angeles schools amid an FBI investigation.
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Austin Horn,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2026
Carvalho became superintendent for LA in 2022.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
McCall rose from assistant superintendent to superintendent, replacing E. Ric Frataccia.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superintendent
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Under Cooper’s order, the center’s managers plan to meet with the board in mid-July to vote on how to move forward on construction, according to a Justice Department filing June 19.
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Giants manager Tony Vitello was about to pinch-run for Devers in hopes of adding speed on the bases to tie the game.
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Letlow previously worked in higher education as a university administrator and was a finalist for University of Louisiana at Monroe president.
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Other district administrators were at the 2024 Denver conference with Carvalho, his representative said.
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The billionaire executive spent more than $110 million of his own money to win the nomination in one of the most brutal Republican primaries in modern Georgia history for the chance to take on Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in November.
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On Tuesday night, the New York Post reported that the woman had been identified as Angie Baez, a 40-year-old financial industry executive.
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The irony is that in not trying to pass muster with more conservative theatergoers (and their fastidious institutional guardians), playwrights have been winning over not just critics but also formerly squeamish artistic directors and perennially nervous Broadway producers.
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André Duvenhage, research director at South Africa’s North-West University, said migrants are often hired because employers see them as willing to work for lower wages and, as non-citizens, they are typically not protected by as many labor protections.
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If a supervisor pings during family time, propose a clear callback window.
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Chaos erupted after activist and opponent to Henyard Jedidiah Brown called the former supervisor an expletive, leading both Woods and Henyard to enter the melee.
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“Superintendent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superintendent. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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