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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
And it comes two weeks after the California Department of Education defended the legality of DEI efforts in a letter to school district superintendents.
Christensen, who unsuccessfully ran for superintendent of public instruction in 2022, said he vaccinated his five children and believes in the importance of some childhood immunizations.
The review said the case should have been flagged at 16, 32 and 48 weeks respectively to a detective inspector, a detective chief inspector, and a detective superintendent.
“The world has experienced fascism in the past and we are headed down that road in the USA,” said the retired school superintendent.
Tom Simons, a former chief superintendent, was dismissed by Essex Police after a disciplinary hearing found he abused his position for a sexual purpose with a colleague.
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