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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

She knew moments of pride when the overseer consulted Ben, her father, about the weather.

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

Its overseers at the Los Angeles County Office of Education last month warned that the district meets the criteria for a “Lack of Going Concern” designation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 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

Because The Truth has no official leader, the BBC instead contacted six of its most senior current officials - known as "overseers" - for comment.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2025

Nothing would ever stop her from helping them, not masters or slave catchers, or overseers or fugitive slave laws.

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




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