OVERSEERS Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

overseers

noun

plural of overseer

as in managers

a person who watches and directs the work of other people in order to be sure that a job is done correctly She was named overseer of new product development. government/industry overseers

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Recent Examples of overseers Sacramento City Unified School District’s multiyear projections to address its fiscal crisis relied on revenue assumptions that alarmed fiscal overseers. — Chaewon Chung updated October 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Now, our narrow-minded and hard-hearted lawmakers and education overseers do not want undocumented students in Florida to get a college education. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 The incidents exposed the difficulty of achieving a safety principle called alignment, in which AI takes into account the ethics and goals of its human overseers, Jackson said. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Federal auditors and court rulings have spotlighted LAHSA’s financial and data weaknesses, prompting a nationwide search for new overseers of the region’s federal homeless funding, data systems and housing placements. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 A lot is at stake for Weiss, Bilton, CBS News and corporate overseers at Paramount Skydance as the show moves toward what may be its most unusual season yet. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 The miners were overwhelmingly Black, while their overseers were white men. — Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026 But in an outward show of IP confidence with almost no Hollywood precedent, Universal’s corporate overseers decided to allocate theme-park real estate for How to Train Your Dragon in Epic Universe. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 July 2026 Their biology is dictated by their human overseers, who prioritize efficiency over quality of life. — Jacqueline Goldblatt, PC Magazine, 8 June 2026

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Noun

Watching games with base runners, tough at-bats and actual strategy by managers is much more enjoyable than strikeouts and home runs with no one on base.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
According to Bank of America, timber managers acquired 55% of all acres that changed hands in 2025 against just 15% sold.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of managers

Noun

Throughout the process, Wakim said, the McCoys worked with Ricky Dauenhauer — who owned NAE Contracting with his wife, Chantal Dauenhauer — as well as with project superintendents employed by NAE Contracting.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
The district had worked with SYDKIMYL in some capacity since 2019, but the expansive new contract would have Kimberly provide coaching for principals at 10 CMS middle schools as well as three assistant superintendents.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of superintendents

Noun

Chen advised supervisors facing decision fatigue to review shots within their sequences rather than obsess over individual frames.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
That has to happen by a county board of supervisors voting to put a data center in your backyard.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervisors

Noun

University personnel were on-site to support the visiting teams and sent an apology email to the recreation directors at the affected schools, as well as the presidents of the participating teams.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
But much like the way studios and directors of the 1960s and ’70s embraced the once-taboo profanity and nudity, this year AI has found a new wave of advocates eager to go public.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of directors

Noun

The finance chiefs ended the meeting without a joint communique, underscoring persistent divisions among members over the Middle East conflict, trade imbalances, and Russia's war with Ukraine.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Following the simultaneous departures of former chiefs Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd) and Teddy Altman (Kim Raver) at the end of last season, long-time fans might have expected another familiar face to take the helm.

— Max Gao, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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