Thesaurus results for SUPERVISION

supervision

noun

ˌsü-pər-ˈvi-zhən

Definition of supervision

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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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 The emphasis on human supervision also extended to protecting the privacy of Reddit users. — Justin Chen, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026 Companion care centers on supervision, conversation, and everyday tasks. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026 Ameiss had been suspended after an officer under his supervision held a Black hotel employee at gunpoint while seeking a white male suspect, according to a media report at the time. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026 Today, it was reported that Amber Guyger will be paroled and will serve the remainder of her sentence under supervision. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supervision

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Noun

The measure would remain in effect until voters end it and would include independent audits, public spending disclosures and a three-member citizen oversight committee.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
AEPi staff and volunteers provide the same oversight and support to chapters whether or not their universities recognize them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of oversight

Noun

While some financial advisors have asset minimums, others may charge one-time, hourly or monthly fees rather than a percentage for assets under management.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
That’s because bank stocks are particularly difficult to forecast, given that their performance depends heavily on macro factors rather than information that management might have about the company.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of management

Noun

During the 2024-2025 cotton growing season, BCI Program partners led water stewardship training sessions, reaching around 690,000 farmers and 175,000 workers, which includes 65,000 women farmers and 77,000 women workers.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
In Ghana, for instance, the ten shrines of the Asante Traditional Buildings are endangered as traditional stewardship by master craftspeople declines.

— News Desk, Artforum, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of stewardship

Noun

Badly injured, Captain Machchhar somehow opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower al-Hammami, and two off-duty pilots to take control of the plane and land it in Saudi Arabia.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 10 Oct. 2026
In recent years, business has also benefited from factors outside the company’s control, like a country music resurgence boosting the sale of acoustic guitars and Taylor Swift inspiring more young women to take up the instrument.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of control

Noun

Under her guidance, the jury will determine the winner of the Festival’s Étoile d’Or from among the first and second feature films selected for this year’s international competition.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Speed, range, guidance performance, and testing results will help determine how effectively the interceptor can engage aerial threats.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of guidance

Noun

In Kremenchuk, in the Poltava region, two people were killed and seven injured, said Vitalii Diakivnych, head of the regional military administration, and a rescue operation was continuing.

— SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Shamil Zhumatov | Reuters Russian internet giant Yandex suspended operations at one of its key data centers on Thursday after a drone strike as Ukraine continues to target the country's infrastructure.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 8 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

Her body was found while clearing rubble and fighting a fire at the site, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administration, said Friday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
With many in the party pushing for investigations of potential malfeasance by the administration, party leaders will face tough choices about consequences if those probes do turn up wrongdoing.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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