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 Kim, 49, a member of San Francisco’s board of supervisors from 2011 to 2019, has touted her advocacy for California’s first $15 minimum wage and making the city’s community college tuition free, among other progressive causes. — Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 Researchers studied more than 350 frontline employees and their supervisors to understand what drives employees to voluntarily improve processes, solve problems and go beyond their job descriptions. — Paula Ferrada, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The closure affects 110 workers, including farm supervisors, technicians and packers. — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Because the study will not be finished in time to meet California’s 88-day election deadline, supervisors must either adopt the ordinance, call a special election or place it on the subsequent statewide ballot in March 2028. — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 Hospital leaders, employees, and community members rallied outside the board of supervisors meeting on Tuesday. — Jasmine Viel, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 The day the charges were dismissed, Perry had ordered any prosecutors and supervisors involved in the redactions to appear before her. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Shannon Hills police supervisors, including the police chief, responded to the scene, the report says. — Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026 According to the complaint, Grigsby attempted to tell Martinez that concerns about a defense attorney’s performance should be directed to supervisors rather than discussed in open court. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervisors
  1. managers
  2. executives
  3. administrators
  4. directors
  5. superintendents
Noun
  • As a result, a new superintendent and board of managers were brought in, and changes were implemented immediately.
    — Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Many broadcasting managers nationwide made a grave mistake in the last 20 years by deciding that expertise was not needed to report traffic.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • Financial firms are now gearing up to jump into the market in a different way, as executives like Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon and KKR's Waldemar Szlezak see AI equipment attaining familiar money-making characteristics.
    — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Advisors and travel executives attending Virtuoso Travel Week, which is being held this week in Las Vegas, have diverse opinions and experiences.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of executives
Noun
  • Clinicians and administrators remain in control, but decision making becomes faster, more proactive and focused on delivering better patient care.
    — Prathap Rao, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That ruling put the thumb on the scale in favor of school administrators’ judgment calls, according to the appeals court judges who backed Tri County Area Schools in the dispute over the sweatshirt.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of administrators
Noun
  • Horror-movie directors are always looking for new ways to transgress.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • And both of those directors had at least one person assisting them.
    — Patrick Riccards, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of directors
Noun
  • School administrators, superintendents and leaders are having to go it alone and looking for help.
    — Beth Collums, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • These voices say the move allows an outgoing governor to cement control over education for years, limiting the ability of future superintendents to counterbalance the governor’s agenda.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of superintendents

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