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 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 Wise served as an FBI agent and a supervisory agent from 2004 to 2017. —

Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 3 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 But her lawyer, Stacy Tolchin, said the record showed that the order lacked supervisory approval and was never finalized, so there was no valid removal order to reinstate. —

Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026 County Supervisor Juan Miguel Martinez began his push to rename the park, which is in his supervisory district. —

Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026 Jason Pack, a retired FBI supervisory special agent, noted that houses of worship around the country have begun implementing similar protective measures. —

Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026

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Machado was placed on administrative leave following the violent July 1 explosion, which was felt by residents up to 20 miles away, destroyed a family farm and sparked a 78-acre grass fire.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Additionally, the suit contends that despite being placed on administrative leave from the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office in September, Fatherley has been allowed to access and use his work email address, violating Wyandotte County’s employee policies.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026