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overseer
[ oh-ver-see-er, -seer ]
overseer
/ ˈəʊəˌːə /
noun
- Also called (less commonly)overlooker a person who oversees others, esp workmen
- history short for overseer of the poor; a minor official of a parish attached to the workhouse or poorhouse
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·v·e noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Because The Truth has no official leader, the BBC instead contacted six of its most senior current officials - known as "overseers" - for comment.
But so far, he said, Syria’s new overseers have been unfailingly polite, announcing soon after their arrival on the mosque loudspeaker that residents could come visit the tomb without harassment.
In the background, the older workers negotiate with the overseer for better pay by threatening to strike, and suffer his threats and intimidation.
Trump has said that he will make Musk the overseer of “government efficiency.”
Johannes’ overseer is no fan of “metaphysical rubbish,” which is where the young man’s energies are directed, particularly toward the universal wave function that suggests the existence of multiple realities.
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