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superintendent
[soo-per-in-ten-duhnt, soo-prin-]
noun
a person who oversees or directs some work, enterprise, establishment, organization, district, etc.; supervisor.
a person who is in charge of maintenance and repairs of an apartment house; custodian.
a high-ranking police officer, especially a chief of police or an officer ranking next above an inspector.
adjective
superintendent
/ ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛndənt, ˌsuːprɪn- /
noun
a person who directs and manages an organization, office, etc
(in Britain) a senior police officer higher in rank than an inspector but lower than a chief superintendent
(in the US) the head of a police department
a caretaker, esp of a block of apartments
adjective
of or relating to supervision; superintending
Word History and Origins
Origin of superintendent1
Word History and Origins
Origin of superintendent1
Example Sentences
On Monday, about 100 students called out of school due to safety concerns, the superintendent, Jason Tadlock says.
In the same meeting that the alleged embezzlement scheme came to light, the district’s superintendent suddenly resigned.
Parm Sandhu, a former chief superintendent in the Met, questioned how the force would "find the solutions" to the issues raised in the BBC's investigation if it did not accept it had an "institutional problem".
A group of more than 40 former park superintendents have appealed to the White House to completely close parks down in the event of a shutdown.
About 80% of the children at Berry Creek School still bed down each night in an RV or mobile home, according to Patsy Oxford, the former school superintendent.
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