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superintendent

su·per·in·ten·dent [ spərin téndənt ]


noun  (plural su·per·in·ten·dents)
Definition:
 
1. somebody in charge: an administrator or manager of something such as an office or school system

2. janitor: somebody in charge of the maintenance of a building

3. high-ranking police officer: in the United Kingdom and Canada, a police officer of a rank above inspector, and in the United States a police officer of high rank, especially the head of a police department



adjective 
Definition:
 
in charge: acting in an administrative or supervisory capacity

[Mid-16th century. < ecclesiastical Latin superintendent-, present participle of superintendere "oversee" < Latin super "over, above" + intendere (see intend); translation of Greek episkopos "overseer"]

su·per·in·ten·dence noun
su·per·in·ten·den·cy noun
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