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overseer

[oh-ver-see-er, -seer] / ˈoʊ vərˌsi ər, -ˌsɪər /
NOUN
person who supervises others' work
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One slave, George Granger, became an overseer at Monticello; Granger’s son, George Jr., ran the nail factory there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Europe’s systemic risk overseer is considering an inquiry into private-credit investing, with an eye toward any risks those loans may pose to the European Union’s financial system.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

Mehmet Oz, the Trump administration’s overseer of Medicare and Medicaid, said he may have uncovered huge amounts of fraud in Medicaid hospice spending.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 29, 2026

The confused stowaway tried to hop away onto the freeway, but project overseer Robert Rock rescued the frog and released it at the top of the crossing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

The overseer was not pleased by what had transpired during the Randall brothers’ surprise visit.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

The sensors transmitted my data wirelessly to overseers across the hall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

The BBC reached out to multiple church overseers for comment, but did not get a response.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2026

A striking convergence of events this week should have shaken the Pentagon’s overseers but so far hasn’t.

From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025

The comedian, who returned to host Monday nights in early 2024 after nearly a decade away, acknowledged recent tensions with the network’s new corporate overseers.

From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2025

That was true, but only half true, since the power of the overseers was a result of the curious lives led by the sugar masters.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson


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