Thesaurus results for SUPERVISORS

supervisors

noun

plural of supervisor

as in managers

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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Recent Examples of supervisors The supervisors voted to put the measure on the ballot as a general tax, which gives them more leeway with how the money is spent and requires only a simple majority to pass. —

Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 The instruction to hang onto the old maps came in a May 4 email that also provided information on how local elections supervisors could obtain data to redraw their local maps to mesh with the new state one. —

Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2026 The order also applies to previous government efforts to get the page and the app disabled and taken down, and gives DOJ and DHS supervisors a week to notify officers who had been part of that effort. —

Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 The Republican contends the selection came down to Democratic supervisors picking a political ally. —

Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026 Shaw also raised concerns about supervisors having access to discretionary funds that could be used for political purposes and not in the interest of residents. —

Claire Wang, Oc Register, 8 May 2026 At least two Pima County supervisors plan to file a motion to have the sheriff's office vacated if Nanos doesn't step down by Tuesday, which marks 100 days since Guthrie vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home. —

Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 8 May 2026 The cuts include five cleaning specialists, 106 customer service agents, four dispatchers, seven supervisors and one lead agent, according to the letter included in the notice, signed by Vicky Matamoros, Vice President of HR. —

Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 7 May 2026 Roughly 30% of Gautam’s hotel staff in Florida are Haitians who are TPS holders, working as housekeepers, landscapers, supervisors and in other positions. —

Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026

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Many managers will be focusing on double-gameweek assets and chasing last week’s points.

— Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 7 May 2026
On April 17th, Jean attended a first-ever virtual meeting for Midwest-West managers.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 7 May 2026