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superintendent noun [ suːp(ə)rɪnˈtɛnd(ə)nt ]

• a person who manages or superintends an organization or activity.
• "the southern area superintendent"
Similar: manager, director, administrator, supervisor, overseer, controller, boss, chief, head, governor, organizer, conductor, foreman, honcho, gaffer,
Origin: mid 16th century: from ecclesiastical Latin superintendent- ‘overseeing’, from the verb superintendere (see superintend).


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