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Superintendency

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superintendencenounThe act of superintending; supervision.
supervisionnoun(uncountable) The act or instance of supervising.
superintendentnounA person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
directoratenounA body of directors.
leadershipnounThe capacity of someone to lead others.
authoritynoun(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.
officenoun(religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
eaanounInitialism of essential amino acid. [(biochemistry) One of the nine naturally occurring amino acids that the human body cannot synthesize, and so must be provided by dietary protein.]
directionnounA theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
branchnounThe woody part of a tree arising from the trunk and usually dividing.
superintendentshipnounThe office or position of a superintendent.
superintendernoun(dated) A superintendent.
superintendantnounMisspelling of superintendent. [A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.]
superintendressnounA female superintendent
intendantnounA governor in various specific contexts, including certain South American countries, and historically in the kingdoms of Spain, Portugal, and France, and in imperial China.
supenoun(informal) Abbreviation of supervisor. [(management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.]
supt.nounAbbreviation of superintendent. [A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.]
principalshipnounThe condition, rank or office of a principal
oversmannounAn overseer or superintendent.
intendantshipnounThe role or status of an intendant.

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