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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 Bass said her review would be a top down evaluation that scrutinizes the roles of dispatchers, supervisors and others involved in responding to reports of people behaving erratically. — Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Traceable references make each claim defensible when sharing work with clients or supervisors. — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026 Four of the five supervisors currently oppose the bill, while Rosario Rodriguez is neutral. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Financial supervisors have been circling this without naming it. — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026 County supervisors of elections are starting to receive the first of what is expected to be around 8 million ballots cast in Florida for the November general election. — Jim Turner, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026 Medical contractor supervisors confirmed that Sims was not prescribed the medication at the time and that it was not documented as having been administered, investigators said. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Attorneys for Local 42 had argued the jobs were not supervisory positions and therefore belonged in its bargaining unit rather than the supervisors’ union. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervisors
  1. managers
  2. executives
  3. administrators
  4. directors
  5. superintendents
Noun
  • The official purchasing managers’ index indicated that manufacturing activity contracted for two consecutive months in July and August.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Lessons and performance data gathered through testing, experimentation, and training can be returned to developers and program managers to improve future capabilities.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • International travel demand has held up despite surging fuel prices, airline executives have said.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The move might sound risky for a 20-something employee critiquing the work of one of the most powerful executives in media.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of executives
Noun
  • Deadline understands that True Brit, which has distributed titles including Hugh Jackman’s The Death of Robin Hood, has appointed administrators at Simons Muirhead Burton to oversee the company’s affairs.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Tests show the gaps between subjective grades and real understanding—and this, in turn, gives the public and administrators a sense of which schools are actually teaching their students.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of administrators
Noun
  • Morganti said the teams had to make the case around directors, talent and production capabilities.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Project Hail Mary helmers Phil Lord and Chris Miller are serving as guest artistic directors.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of directors
Noun
  • In a message to District 118 families Thursday, interim co-superintendents Todd Leden and Brian Wegley said Anderlik has been placed on administrative leave and is barred from entering district property or contacting students.
    — Mick Zawislak, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The selection of key pieces of Oklahoma’s high-stakes reading law is underway in a process that likely will straddle two governors and state superintendents.
    — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of superintendents

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“Supervisors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervisors. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.

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