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supervisor

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as in manager
a person who manages or directs something the salesclerk said she would have to ask her supervisor if I could return the defective CD without a receipt

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“Supervisor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervisor. Accessed 27 Nov. 2022.

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