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 Cars offered a private space where young people could spend time with one another away from parental supervision. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026 The suit alleges negligent supervision, false imprisonment, battery and other claims against the two parties and is seeking damages. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026 Lee said the Buildings Department, the Fire Services Department and the Labor Department had shortcomings in supervision over fire hazards of the apartment complex. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Newly restored by Esperanto Films in 4K under the supervision of filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supervision

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Noun

Practical limits on the oversight powers of a Democratic Congress already have some leaders thinking of other, coercive means of using congressional power to exact accountability.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Projects require careful oversight, and communities deserve a voice in how investments are made.

— H. Russell Frisby, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of oversight

Noun

The company says its load-management controls can help accommodate the fluctuating power requirements of computing hardware while supporting grid stability.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Derriso went through basic training and spent six years in the Army, mostly handling personnel management and other administrative duties.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of management

Noun

The surrounding gate offers tighter control over current flow, helping address the challenges of further transistor scaling.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Eisenberg was sworn in as assistant attorney general in charge of the department's National Security Division in June 2025 and oversaw cases involving espionage, terrorism, export control violations, cyber crimes and other matters.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of control

Noun

Hood is a spiritual advisor to inmates all over the country, but has been busier than usual in Florida — a state that has put a record-breaking 38 people to death since 2025, with more scheduled this year, under the guidance of DeSantis.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Its guidance architecture helps the weapon refine its targeting information during flight.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of guidance

Noun

Garcia also wants to look at the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigationand Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

— Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026
Garcia also wants to look at the administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 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

Ending the litigation now will forestall that process to detail the origins of the administration’s list — which is still being used by federal prosecutors in California to target individual voters for criminal prosecution.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Those in favor work for the administration or are connected to the president, who was pushing for the immediate construction.

— MATTHEW DALY, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

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