supervision

noun

ˌsü-pər-ˈvi-zhən How to pronounce supervision (audio)
Definition of supervisionnext
1
as in oversight
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control one of your responsibilities will be the supervision of all fund-raising activities for the club

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2
as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something one of the senior editors took over supervision of the project while the editor-in-chief was on maternity leave

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Recent Examples of supervision This week, Meta effectively accepted that these features, which largely put the responsibility for supervision on parents rather than the company, were inadequate. — Nathaniel Lubin, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026 The brothers had been allowed to travel while under Romanian judicial supervision. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026 Liakopoulos cautions against using rodent poison to get rid of mice without the supervision of a pro. — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 28 Aug. 2026 Colorado's Ralphie escapes her handlers There was that time when there was a buffalo running around without any supervision, thanks to the University of Colorado's Ralphie. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for supervision
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervision
  1. oversight
  2. management
  3. stewardship
  4. control
  5. guidance
  6. operation
  7. superintendence
  8. administration
Noun
  • The conflicting rulings from the 3rd and 9th circuit courts have provided an opportunity for the Supreme Court to get involved and review which regulator should have oversight of prediction markets, Bank of America said in a Monday note.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
  • After injection begins, engineering oversight must track subsurface fluid movement.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of oversight
Noun
  • In addition to speech, our management of a localized fire for food, safety, and comfort is another uniquely human behavior, one that seems to have coincided with the development of complex spoken language.
    — Mike McRae September 02, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Shelley served as the Warriors’ associate general counsel and director of business and legal affairs and risk management, and Vasquez was the vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of management
Noun
  • But a group of local Jewish organizations object to his stewardship of a key cultural venue in the city.
    — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Since Jerry Buss built the Lakers into the NBA’s most glamorous franchise during four decades of stewardship, the team will now have a third controlling owner in as many years.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of stewardship
Noun
  • Communities from Lansing, Michigan, to Pflugerville, Texas, are ending their relationship with Flock, largely over concerns regarding out-of-control surveillance, unwanted data sharing, high expenses, and reports of police abusing the tool.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • According to the sheriff's office, Awais used his property-management companies and his relationships with association board members to exert control over the organizations' operations and finances.
    — Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of control
Noun
  • Viles Dorsainvil, co-founder and executive director of the Haitian Support Center, said the Bel family is one of several hundred who have poured into the center seeking legal help and guidance.
    — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Abandoning guidance in the middle of a crisis gets a pass that abandoning it on a clear day might not.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of guidance
Noun
  • Chip manufacturing, testing, and packaging require massive amounts of water, while data center operation and cooling depend on stable power and water supplies.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Following that crash, the FAA implemented permanent restrictions on helicopter operations around the airport.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of operation
Noun
  • Their huge fortunes are the legitimate wages of superintendence; in the struggle for existence, money is the token of success.
    — Jeffery Vacante, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2025
  • We were told that Russia used these companies to hack the brains of suggestible yokels, and that only wise superintendence of social-media conversation by progressives could save the world from fascism.
    — The Editors, National Review, 31 Oct. 2022
Definition of superintendence
Noun
  • Russian strikes in the Kyiv region damaged 14 warehouses, 16 private houses, three apartment buildings and 16 vehicles, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv regional military administration, said Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The ruling marks a victory for Anthropic in its monthslong legal battle against the administration over its push to impose guardrails on its powerful AI model Claude, which is used by the military.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
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“Supervision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervision. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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