overseer
noun
over·seer
ˈō-vər-ˌsir 
ˈō-və-,
-ˌsē-ər;
ˌō-vər-ˈsir,
ˌō-və-,
-ˈsē-ər
plural overseers
: a person who oversees others : a person with supervisory responsibilities
Her insider status was cemented in 1988 with a stint as … overseer of the party's nominating convention.—
Gwen Ifill
Gwen Ifill… suggests that in Upper Egypt the control of local affairs by the pharaoh's overseer was gradually diluted during the late Old Kingdom …—Robert J. Wenke
Robert J. WenkeSome pension funds proactively keep government overseers up to date so that they will not feel a need to be intrusive.—Simon C. Y. Wong
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Investors expect the corporate boardroom to be an active and effective leadership control and overseer of the journey into the AI future.
—Bob Zukis, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
But then pop music is really just endless cycles of unseen corporate overseers field-testing their hunches and schemes on a willing and unwitting public.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
In the days since Colbert's cancellation and Paramount's settlement with the president, other high-profile shows under the company's banner have been using their platforms to take shots at both Trump and their corporate overseers.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Hurley also serves on the board of governors of the Middle East Institute, the board of overseers of the Hoover Institution and the board of trustees of the American Enterprise Institute.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 23 July 2025
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Bob Zukis, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
But then pop music is really just endless cycles of unseen corporate overseers field-testing their hunches and schemes on a willing and unwitting public.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
In the days since Colbert's cancellation and Paramount's settlement with the president, other high-profile shows under the company's banner have been using their platforms to take shots at both Trump and their corporate overseers.
—Sonam Sheth
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Hurley also serves on the board of governors of the Middle East Institute, the board of overseers of the Hoover Institution and the board of trustees of the American Enterprise Institute.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 23 July 2025
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“Overseer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overseer. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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overseer
noun
over·seer
ˈō-və(r)-ˌsi(ə)r
-ˌsē-ər;
ˌō-və(r)-ˈsi(ə)r,
-ˈsē-ər
: one that oversees : superintendent
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