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   superintendent

   /ˌsuːp(ə)rɪnˈtɛnd(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. a person who manages or superintends an organization or activity: "the southern area superintendent" Similar managerdirectoradministratorsupervisoroverseercontrollerbosschiefheadgovernororganizerconductorforemaninformal:honchogaffer
   • ▪ (in the UK) a police officer ranking above chief inspector: "Superintendent Bennet"
   • ▪ (in the US) a high-ranking official, especially the chief of a police department.
   • ▪ the caretaker of a building. Similar caretakerjanitorwardenportercustodiankeeperwatchmansteward

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from ecclesiastical Latin superintendent- ‘overseeing’, from the verb superintendere (see superintend).

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