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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 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 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

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

From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025

If banks lent out the funds anyway, they would be subject to costly demerits from their overseers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 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

There are further Bernstein and librettist Steven Sondheim overseers to consider.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2025

And there are overseers who make sure the people work hard, who live in stone houses in the corners of the fields.

From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker


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