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overseer

[oh-ver-see-er, -seer] / ˈoʊ vərˌsi ər, -ˌsɪər /
NOUN
person who supervises others' work
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Kingsbury is a “great overseer of a lot of things offensively,” McVay said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

The board recognized by the U.S. government as the legitimate overseer of PdVSA’s overseas oil assets vowed to fight to keep Citgo under Venezuelan control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

“We respect your right to freedom of choice,” the overseer says in the third episode, “001.”

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2025

As the self-promoting overseer of X, he holds outsize influence over the countries whose political and electoral discourses still—for persistent lack of better alternatives—center on the text-based platform once known to them as Twitter.

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2024

The big young man who belonged to Barrett dodged past the overseer, head down, and was through the door and gone—just that fast.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry