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overseer

[oh-ver-see-er, -seer] / ˈoʊ vərˌsi ər, -ˌsɪər /
NOUN
person who supervises others' work
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How did Infantino go from progressive reformer, the overseer of newly transparent and accountable FIFA, to the man who literally tried to sell the World Cup?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

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

Nonetheless, I wouldn’t make attacking the overseer a regular practice, my dear.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

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

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

Both Bernstein works are exactly what the new overseers say they want — more populist art, inspirational attempts to make American art great.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025

The r/ChangeMyView overseers did not agree with that point and responded by filing an ethics complaint with the university, demanding that the study not be published, and contacting higher-ups with Reddit’s legal team.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2025

Twin ghosts now haunted the Big Houses, the fields, the masters, the overseers, the slave traders, the slave drivers.

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


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