as in administrative
suited for or relating to the directing of things
was promoted to a supervisory position with several assistants working under him
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Recent Examples of supervisory
The supervisory review is ongoing to assess how bank policies were applied over the last five years.
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Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
Congress exercises supervisory and oversight powers to call officials to testify.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
Logsdon is fighting to keep her District 9 supervisory seat, which includes Franklin, Hales Corners, and parts of Milwaukee and Greenfield.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
According to the motion, a top supervisory prosecutor in the Utah County Attorney’s Office had a close family member in attendance at the event when the shooting occurred.
—Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
All of the atomic clocks continued ticking through the power outage last week thanks to their battery backup systems, according to NIST supervisory research physicist Jeff Sherman.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 21 Dec. 2025
He was nominated for election to the Lenzing supervisory board in March, designated to serve as chairman on an interim basis.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2025
Timothy Lee Meador, who CNN affiliate WCYB reported was a teacher and coach at the same high school, pleaded guilty to two felony charges of taking indecent liberties with a child by a person in a custodial or supervisory relationship, Virginia court records show.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Wilcox since the summer had reported to former NFL head coach and Cal alum Ron Rivera, who was named general manager of the football program in March and took over supervisory duties after athletic director Jim Knowlton retired.
—The Athletic College Football, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervisory
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The states sought a temporary restraining order, asking the court to block the funding freeze and the administration’s demands for large volumes of administrative data.—
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The following day, however, Austin police changed their explanation, saying the officer had communicated with ICE after learning the federal agency had previously placed an administrative warrant on the woman.—
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Mason was appointed by West Brom in June, taking his first permanent managerial position and signing a three-year deal.—
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One of her first managerial jobs was at the eatery West Coast Tavern in North Park as the general manager.—
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“Supervisory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervisory. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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