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
For this story, a Yolo County spokesperson agreed to an interview with CBS News Sacramento on the grand jury's findings and the board of supervisors' response.
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Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Whyte closed by encouraging aspiring supervisors to trust their instincts, seek out student productions for hands-on experience, and invest in building professional relationships.
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Faye Bradley,
Variety,
2 July 2026
Doctoral students, who will be co-advised by academic and industry supervisors, will also spend a year in industry internships in their fourth year.
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Lucas Laursen,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 July 2026
There is disagreement between the supervisors over whether the resolution was indefinite or just for this last month.
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Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Alameda County supervisors voted Tuesday to create a permanent reparations committee for Black residents, moving a sweeping set of recommendations from study to the harder question of implementation.
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Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
1 July 2026
Each shift begins with briefing notes, updates from supervisors, and a plan for the night ahead.
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Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
There are things the supervisors can do relatively quickly to address any eroding confidence in county government before voters decide on the sales tax.
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Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 June 2026
Weeks before the report was published, supervisors voted to authorize Board Chair Oscar Villegas and County Administrator Michael Webb to issue that statement on the county’s behalf immediately upon the report’s release.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Madisen Keavy,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Whyte closed by encouraging aspiring supervisors to trust their instincts, seek out student productions for hands-on experience, and invest in building professional relationships.
—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
2 July 2026
Doctoral students, who will be co-advised by academic and industry supervisors, will also spend a year in industry internships in their fourth year.
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Lucas Laursen,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 July 2026
There is disagreement between the supervisors over whether the resolution was indefinite or just for this last month.
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Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Alameda County supervisors voted Tuesday to create a permanent reparations committee for Black residents, moving a sweeping set of recommendations from study to the harder question of implementation.
—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
1 July 2026
Each shift begins with briefing notes, updates from supervisors, and a plan for the night ahead.
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Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
There are things the supervisors can do relatively quickly to address any eroding confidence in county government before voters decide on the sales tax.
—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 June 2026
Weeks before the report was published, supervisors voted to authorize Board Chair Oscar Villegas and County Administrator Michael Webb to issue that statement on the county’s behalf immediately upon the report’s release.
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Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervisors
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One expert noted that turning satellite data into information useful to firefighters and forestry managers will take some time.
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Starters were voted in by fans, while pitchers and reserve players were selected through a player ballot, a group of voters consisting of players, managers, coaches and league personnel.
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According to a 2026 PwC analysis, 45 percent of deal executives are now deploying AI in their M&A processes, double the rate of the prior year.
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SpaceX’s compensation philosophy historically favored equity over cash salaries, so this windfall extends well beyond executives and engineers to include nontechnical staff, entry-level workers and even cafeteria employees.
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If fee-paying students were becoming increasingly integral to the financial solvency of universities, what were administrators to do but treat them as customers to flatter and court, rather than as minds to mold?
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For leaders who work with executive assistants or administrators, alignment is incredibly important.
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In that same study of HR directors and executives, two-thirds of managers were reported to regularly avoid or delay giving critical feedback, which is the slow-motion version of the problem Gen Z is trying to head off.
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While a board of trustees or directors may continue to manage operations, sole members typically can appoint or remove board members of the subsidiary entity and shape policies.
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School district management groups, such as the one representing county superintendents, were more supportive of the changes.
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Better Decisions, Earlier What constrains superintendents is how much time every day gets consumed by documentation and piecing together what happened, rather than applying that judgment to what comes next.
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