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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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of superintendent1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of superintendent1
Example Sentences
In a letter to school district superintendents Friday, the California Department of Education appeared to question the authority of the federal government to take such an action.
Jeffrey Mulqueen, president of Leisure World Seniors for Peace, said that when he worked as a school superintendent in Massachusetts, he saw the need to trim administrative costs and cut budgets.
The mostly charred, bony remains of the young man who stayed were found in 1960 by the superintendent of the archeological site that is what’s left of the ancient city.
In a statement, Megan Degenfelder, superintendent of public instruction for the Wyoming Department of Education, praised the move “to eliminate discrimination.”
Visitors will be with “a sea of blue,” Anne Kirkpatrick, the superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department said.
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