overseer
noun
over·seer
ˈō-vər-ˌsir 
ˈō-və-,
-ˌsē-ər;
ˌō-vər-ˈsir,
ˌō-və-,
-ˈsē-ər
plural overseers
: a person who oversees others : a person with supervisory responsibilities
Her insider status was cemented in 1988 with a stint as … overseer of the party's nominating convention.—
Gwen Ifill
Gwen Ifill… suggests that in Upper Egypt the control of local affairs by the pharaoh's overseer was gradually diluted during the late Old Kingdom …—Robert J. Wenke
Robert J. WenkeSome pension funds proactively keep government overseers up to date so that they will not feel a need to be intrusive.—Simon C. Y. Wong
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Oh, and Bud is the overseer of Vault 31 — well, Bud’s brain, suspended in a jar on a roomba.
—Jack King, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
In 1987, the CCP decided to reform the process for selecting members of the Central Committee, the party’s nominal overseer and the body from which Politburo members are chosen.
—Cai Xia, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
But one overseer acknowledged that workers were moved in the past, rather than being removed from the ministry and reported to authorities.
—Lauren Lantry, ABC News, 14 June 2024
But when the ruse fails to trick Gastown’s overseer, Dementus doesn’t hesitate to make the attack look real, killing his own men on the War Rig so that Gastown will believe their truck really is in danger, forcing them to open their gates.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 25 May 2024
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Jack King, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
In 1987, the CCP decided to reform the process for selecting members of the Central Committee, the party’s nominal overseer and the body from which Politburo members are chosen.
—Cai Xia, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
But one overseer acknowledged that workers were moved in the past, rather than being removed from the ministry and reported to authorities.
—Lauren Lantry, ABC News, 14 June 2024
But when the ruse fails to trick Gastown’s overseer, Dementus doesn’t hesitate to make the attack look real, killing his own men on the War Rig so that Gastown will believe their truck really is in danger, forcing them to open their gates.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 25 May 2024
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overseer
noun
over·seer
ˈō-və(r)-ˌsi(ə)r
-ˌsē-ər;
ˌō-və(r)-ˈsi(ə)r,
-ˈsē-ər
: one that oversees : superintendent
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