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   superintendent

   /ˌsuːp(ə)rɪnˈtɛnd(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a person who manages or superintends an organization or activity: "the southern area superintendent" Similar managerdirectoradministratorsupervisoroverseercontrollerbosschiefheadgovernororganizerconductorforemaninformal:honchogaffer
   • ▪ (in the UK) a police officer ranking above chief inspector: "Superintendent Bennet"
   • ▪ (in the US) a high-ranking official, especially the chief of a police department.
   • ▪ the caretaker of a building. Similar caretakerjanitorwardenportercustodiankeeperwatchmansteward

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from ecclesiastical Latin superintendent- ‘overseeing’, from the verb superintendere (see superintend).

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   SUPERINTENDENT definition: 1. a person who is in charge of work done in a particular department, office, etc., or who is…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of SUPERINTENDENT is one who has executive oversight and charge. How to use superintendent in a sentence.

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   SUPERINTENDENT meaning: 1. a person who is in charge of work done in a particular department, office, etc., or who is…. Learn more.

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   Superintendent definition: a person who oversees or directs some work, enterprise, establishment, organization, district, etc.; supervisor.. See examples of SUPERINTENDENT used in a sentence.

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   a person who has a lot of authority and manages and controls an activity, a place, a group of workers, etc. a park superintendent. the superintendent of schools in Dallas.

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   In Britain, a superintendent is a senior police officer of the rank above an inspector. In the United States, a superintendent is the head of a police department.

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   A superintendent is the overseer of an organization. The term superintendent is most often used to refer to someone who oversees a school district and — most importantly — decides when to declare a snow day. A superintendent is also the caretaker for a building, like an apartment complex.