superintendent
IPA: supɝʌntˈɛndʌnt
noun
- A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
- (Commonwealth) A police rank used in Commonwealth countries, ranking above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent.
- The manager of a building, usually a communal residence, who is responsible for keeping the facilities functional and often collecting rent or similar payments, either as also the building's landlord or on behalf of same. Often abbreviated "super".
- The head of a Sunday school.
- In some Protestant churches, a clergyman having the oversight of the clergy of a district.
- (chiefly US) A janitor.
adjective
- Overseeing; superintending.
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Examples of "superintendent" in Sentences
- The commanding officer is the Superintendent.
- I called the superintendent of that school district.
- Eric Fredrickson is the superintendent of the district.
- He was hired as the superintendent of the construction.
- To say that we need to go out of our way to find an African-American superintendent is stupid and naive.
- "To say that we need to go out of our way to find an African-American superintendent is stupid and naive."
- When we called the superintendent, Dr. Ralston, he was unavailable and we were told he would get back to us on Monday.
- He said, per Jonathan's tweets, "Having somebody like Michelle Rhee no longer be superintendent is a step backwards" ...
- The highest school officer is the _state superintendent of common schools_, or, as he is sometimes called, _superintendent of public instruction_.
- But I called the superintendent of that district and told him to go and be present at the church that Sunday morning that they were going to have it.
- In November he called a superintendent and school board members greedy and arrogant, and last week he went after a mayor who complained about the state's response to the blizzard.
- Carmel Clay – The superintendent is directed to establish administrative guidelines to ensure that students and staff are making appropriate and ethical use of computers, other equipment and networks.
- That leaves CPS virtually leaderless -- without a CEO (that's what we call the superintendent here in Chitown) and no chief education officer, since Huberman has still not replaced the system's top educator, Barbara Eason-Watkins.
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