supervisor.
A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
Meaning & usage
A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.
In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.
A process responsible for managing other processes.
Where this word comes from
Attested since the 15th century C.E.; from Middle English supervisor, supervisour, supervysor, supervysour, from Latin supervīsor, from supervideō, in turn from super + videō. By surface analysis, supervise + -or.
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