Superintendent vs. Supervisor
Superintendentnoun
A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
Superintendentnoun
A police rank used in Commonwealth countries, ranking above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent.
Superintendentnoun
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".
Superintendentnoun
The head of a Sunday school.
Superintendentnoun
In some Protestant churches, a clergyman having the oversight of the clergy of a district.
Superintendentnoun
A janitor.
Superintendentadjective
Overseeing; superintending.
Superintendentadjective
Overseeing; superintending.
Superintendentnoun
One who has the oversight and charge of some place, institution, or organization, affairs, etc., with the power of direction; as, the superintendent of an almshouse; the superintendent of public works.
Superintendentnoun
a person who directs and manages an organization
Superintendentnoun
a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector
Supervisornoun
(management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.
Supervisornoun
A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.
Supervisornoun
(US) In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.
Supervisornoun
(computing) A process responsible for managing other processes.
Supervisornoun
One who supervises; an overseer; an inspector; a superintendent; as, a supervisor of schools.
Supervisornoun
A spectator; a looker-on.
Supervisornoun
one who supervises or has charge and direction of
Supervisornoun
a program that controls the execution of other programs
Supervisornoun
a person who supervises a person or an activity.
Supervisornoun
a person who directs and oversees the work of a postgraduate research student.
Supervisor
A supervisor, or also known as foreman, boss, overseer, facilitator, monitor, area coordinator, or sometimes gaffer, is the job title of a low level management position that is primarily based on authority over a worker or charge of a workplace. A supervisor can also be one of the most senior in the staff at the place of work, such as a Professor who oversees a PhD dissertation.
