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- Dictionarysu·per·in·tend·ence/ˌso͞op(ə)r(ə)nˈtendəns/
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- 1. the management or arrangement of an activity or organization; supervision: "the school was under the superintendence of the nuns of the convent"
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noun. su· per· in· ten· dence ˌsü-p (ə-)rin-ˈten-dən (t)s. ˌsü-pərn- Synonyms of superintendence. : the act or function of superintending or directing : supervision. Synonyms. administration. care. charge. conduct. control. direction. governance. government. guidance. handling. intendance. management. operation. oversight. presidency. regulation.
the position or practice of being in charge of somebody/something and making sure that everything is working, being done, etc. as it should be synonym supervision. a team of volunteers under the superintendence of a trained nurse.
superintendence. noun. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group. synonyms: oversight, supervising, supervision. see more.
noun. The act of superintending; supervision. Wiktionary. Synonyms: supervision. management. direction. oversight. supervising. government. administration. trust. custody. care. charge. guardianship. keeping. Superintendence Sentence Examples. The question of road superintendence received early attention from the government of the restoration.
in the US, the position of a superintendent (= someone in charge of a government department or official activity, who makes sure that rules and laws are obeyed): The 67-year-old mayor left no doubt on Saturday that his goal was to regain the superintendency.
noun. 1. Authoritative control over the affairs of others: administration, direction, government, management, supervision. 2. The function of watching, guarding, or overseeing: care, charge, custody, guardianship, keeping, supervision, trust. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
OED's earliest evidence for superintendence is from 1559, in a translation by W. Bavand. superintendence is of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French.
in the U.S., the position of a superintendent (= someone in charge of a government department or official activity, who makes sure that rules and laws are obeyed): The 67-year-old mayor left no doubt on Saturday that his goal was to regain the superintendency.
to be in charge of something: Her job is to superintend the production process. Synonyms. manage. oversee. supervise. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Controlling and being in charge. aggrandize. assert your authority. assume. assumption. authoritative. cynical. get the better of someone idiom.
to oversee and direct (work, processes, etc.). to exercise supervision over (an institution, district, place, etc.). Late Latin superintendere. See super -, intend. 1605–15. supervise, manage, conduct, run; control. 'superintendence' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
