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superintendent

[ soo-per-in-ten-duhnt, soo-prin- ]

noun

  1. a person who oversees or directs some work, enterprise, establishment, organization, district, etc.; supervisor.
  2. a person who is in charge of maintenance and repairs of an apartment house; custodian.
  3. a high-ranking police officer, especially a chief of police or an officer ranking next above an inspector.


adjective

superintendent

/ ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛndənt; ˌsuːprɪn- /

noun

  1. a person who directs and manages an organization, office, etc
  2. (in Britain) a senior police officer higher in rank than an inspector but lower than a chief superintendent
  3. (in the US) the head of a police department
  4. a caretaker, esp of a block of apartments
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to supervision; superintending
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of superintendent1

1545–55; < Medieval Latin superintendent- (stem of ܱԳٱԻŧԲ ), present participle of superintendere to superintend; -ent
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of superintendent1

C16: from Church Latin superintendens overseeing
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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.

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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.

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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.

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In a statement, Megan Degenfelder, superintendent of public instruction for the Wyoming Department of Education, praised the move “to eliminate discrimination.”

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Visitors will be with “a sea of blue,” Anne Kirkpatrick, the superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department said.

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