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overseer

[oh-ver-see-er, -seer] / ˈoʊ vərˌsi ər, -ˌsɪər /
NOUN
person who supervises others' work
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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 inquisitorial stance was, she said, her role as a congressional overseer charged with holding people accountable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 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

The overseer listened respectfully and then began telling us to go, not to disturb the men, although for so long he had been glad of many watchers.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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

Pasta has been eaten in southern Italy since the Middle Ages, when Sicily’s Arab overseers introduced the drying of dough as a form of preservation, according to Amadei.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025

In early December, Bush had brought together a small group to act as the bomb project’s civilian overseers: Conant, Briggs, Compton, Urey, and Lawrence.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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