SUPERVISORY Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

supervisory

adjective

as in administrative

suited for or relating to the directing of things was promoted to a supervisory position with several assistants working under him

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Recent Examples of supervisory The Fidelity Youth Account is the better pick if your goal is to give your teen genuine ownership and autonomy over their investing decisions, with you in a supervisory role rather than as a co-pilot. —

Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 13 May 2026 The updates would broaden evaluative authority to include indirect supervisory relationships and cover both real and perceived conflicts of interest, according to the letters exchanged between the faculty council and president. —

Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 May 2026 The supervisory board of the International Foundation Manifesta has appointed Emilia van Lynden to serve as general director and named Catherine Nichols artistic director. —

News Desk, Artforum, 4 May 2026 Facilities with higher levels of experienced supervisory staff show lower death rates. —

Dave Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026 Fed officials are not entitled to the same special deference in their stewardship of public monies…or in bank regulatory and supervisory policy…or in areas affecting international finance, among other matters. —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026 Alexander Wynaendts, supervisory board chairman at Deutsche Bank, said Wednesday that Europe needs to reduce regulations and boost its output to compete with China and the US despite challenges posed by the Middle East war and intra-regional rivalries. —

Steve Gelsi, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026 Wage gains for non-supervisory employees — a category that includes roughly four out of every five non-farm workers — have been outpacing price increases since March 2023, when post-pandemic inflation finally began to cool. —

Brian Cheung, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026 Chawla, a former FBI supervisory investigative specialist and first-time candidate, is running for the council’s 1st District. —

Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026

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Szabo, the city administrative officer, issued a grim warning this week about the proposal heading to the November ballot that would repeal the city’s business tax, depriving the city of about $860 million per year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Samoudi says one of his cellmates, Louay Turkman, a 22-year-old from Jenin who was also held under administrative detention, became gravely ill one night.

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 9 May 2026