supervisor
noun
a person who supervises workers or the work done by others; superintendent.
supervisors
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pluralof supervisor.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In voting to abandon the road elevation project, the supervisors directed county staff to immediately begin developing plans to reroute the road and to approach — and potentially negotiate with — land owners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
That led to working with the supervisors and the county chief executive, who, Hsieh said, wanted to ensure there were certain safeguards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Furman noted that in Comey's role, "she was assigned some of the country's highest profile cases and consistently received the highest accolades from supervisors and peers alike".
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Baeza, who was a Kodiak safety driver, used to ask supervisors, “Can I take over?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
There were three adult supervisors and seventeen Boy Scouts, all charmingly incompetent.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
