supervisory

[soo-per-vahy-zuh-ree]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or having supervision.

Other Word Forms

• nonsupervisory adjective
• unsupervisory adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of supervisory¹

First recorded in 1840–50; supervise + -ory ¹

Example Sentences

They must also have, in their home country, a “regulatory and supervisory regime” that the U.S. secretary of the treasury sees fit and comparable to that of the U.S.

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Fourth, the Fed under Janet Yellen and Mr. Powell has spent more than a decade negotiating bank regulatory and supervisory standards with its global counterparts in Basel, Switzerland.

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Energoatom, the state nuclear company at the heart of the scandal, will have a new supervisory board "within a week," he added.

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He called for a new supervisory board at Energoatom -- the state nuclear company at the heart of the scandal -- "within a week" that would enable a "complete overhaul of the company's management".

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The Ukrainian government on Tuesday sacked the supervisory board of Energoatom, the state nuclear energy operator, which was a cornerstone of the graft scheme, according to the investigators.

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Related Words

• bureaucratic 
• departmental www.thesaurus.com
• governmental www.thesaurus.com
• legislative 
• managerial 
• ministerial 
• organizational 
• policy-making www.thesaurus.com
• regulatory 

When To Use

What does supervisory mean?

Supervisory is used to describe things that involve supervision, which is the act of overseeing, watching over, and providing direction for someone or something.Supervisory is an adjective form of the verb supervise, and it’s especially used in the phrases supervisory role and supervisory capacity, both of which refer to positions that involve supervision (or positions for which supervision is a responsibility).The word supervise often refers to supervising a project or people, parents supervising their children, or a manager or supervisor supervising their employees. Supervisory is most often used in the context of supervisors in the workplace or government agencies that conduct oversight.Example: I’ve been asked to come on in a supervisory capacity to oversee the project.