supervisory

adjective

Definition of supervisorynext
as in administrative
suited for or relating to the directing of things was promoted to a supervisory position with several assistants working under him

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Recent Examples of supervisory Over the summer Frasers bought Harvey Nichols out of administration, increased its stake in Hugo Boss to nearly 50 percent and installed its CEO, Michael Murray, as chairman of the supervisory board of the German company. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 Police departments across the network can then conduct searches without warrants or supervisory approval. — Henry F. Fradella, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026 Chicago employees receive training that includes bystander intervention because of local requirements, while California requires different training durations for supervisory and nonsupervisory employees. — Katherin Nukk-Freeman, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Far from home The supervisory role brought his culinary training full circle, but the winter rotations carried a personal cost. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026 Rubezhnoy was a member of the supervisory board, according to public records, as was Igor Sechin, the chief executive of Rosneft and one of Putin’s most important allies. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 Attorneys for Local 42 had argued the jobs were not supervisory positions and therefore belonged in its bargaining unit rather than the supervisors’ union. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026 Longer term, Bedrock expects some experienced operators to move into supervisory positions overseeing autonomous equipment. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Those constraints appear to be primarily jurisdictional rather than technical, placing them largely within the scope of regulatory and supervisory policy. — Nia Bowers, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervisory
  1. administrative
  2. managerial
Adjective
  • The palace, which Cleopatra may have once used, could have later served as administrative offices, possibly overseeing operations at the Lighthouse of Alexandria, Morris said.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Some members of the Dallas-Fort Worth football community are voicing support for Cedar Hill head coach Nick Ward after Cedar Hill ISD placed him on administrative leave Thursday.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of administrative
Adjective
  • Espada went winless in the postseason during his managerial tenure in Houston, also getting swept in the 2024 Wild Card Series by the Detroit Tigers.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • At Edward Jones, CIO Kevin Adams has moved part of managerial memory and follow-through into an AI system that tracks context across enterprise programs and committees.
    — Keith Ferrazzi, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of managerial

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“Supervisory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervisory. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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