supervision

noun

ˌsü-pər-ˈvi-zhən How to pronounce supervision (audio)
Definition of supervisionnext
1
as in oversight
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control one of your responsibilities will be the supervision of all fund-raising activities for the club

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2
as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something one of the senior editors took over supervision of the project while the editor-in-chief was on maternity leave

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Recent Examples of supervision But layering supervision on top of an undertrained team doesn’t strengthen accountability. — Trent Challis, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 In a final statement, assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg asked Judge Curtis Farber for a 20-year sentence, plus five years of post-release supervision. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors had recommended 20 years of prison for Weinstein on the charge, with five years of post-release supervision, which was the same sentence imposed on this charge in 2020. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 Child care centers Child care centers offer care and supervision at their facility for groups of infants and children, who are often divided by age. — Robin McClure, Parents, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supervision
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervision
  1. oversight
  2. management
  3. stewardship
  4. control
  5. guidance
  6. operation
  7. superintendence
  8. administration
Noun
  • Content oversight provided by Studio 1847 Family estrangement can leave parents wondering what to do when communication breaks down, and reconciliation feels impossible.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The states noted that the decree sets up two layers of oversight.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of oversight
Noun
  • In a brief, however, Suncor and Exxon argue that management of interstate and international greenhouse gas emissions lies with the federal government, not with the states.
    — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Red Lobster emerged from its 2024 bankruptcy in a lightning-fast three months and is now under the management of Damola Adamolekun, who was 35 at his appointment and the chain’s youngest-ever CEO.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of management
Noun
  • More form than function, police work’s stewardship of capitalism exists largely in the tactical imagination.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Rage is not a worthwhile substitute for smart, prescient and responsible stewardship of an absolutely necessary ingredient of modern life.
    — Rick Nicita, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of stewardship
Noun
  • Heading into the midterm elections, AI now ranks as a key issue in races that will help decide control of both chambers of Congress.
    — Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Precise attitude control keeps those instruments pointed at their targets as the satellites race around Earth.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of control
Noun
  • Its robotic guidance assists surgeons during the implant placement process by providing real-time navigation and exceptional precision while still allowing the surgeon to maintain complete clinical control.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
  • E-commerce search bars will evolve into conversational entry points where customers can discover products, get personalized guidance and resolve customer service inquiries through a single point.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of guidance
Noun
  • But the less strictly technical procedure Serra describes is analogous to operations at stake in Jonas’s own work, implying that the act of measurement by walking and seeing is tacitly existential.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Boulder County accused the fossil fuel companies of deceiving the general public about the dangers of their oil and gas operations and the associated greenhouse gas emissions through their advertising and marketing.
    — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of operation
Noun
  • 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
  • We were told that Russia used these companies to hack the brains of suggestible yokels, and that only wise superintendence of social-media conversation by progressives could save the world from fascism.
    — The Editors, National Review, 31 Oct. 2022
Definition of superintendence
Noun
  • The court’s decision comes just weeks after the administration erected the first border wall panels in the Big Bend sector in the middle of September.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • An administration official told ABC News that’s because the federal government didn’t collect the user fees in those states.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
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“Supervision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervision. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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