overseeing

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All (3) Adjective (2) Noun (1)

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governing adj.
managing adj.
administration n.

ADJECTIVE

governing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administrative dominant guiding ruling

STRONG

absolute ascendant conducting controlling determining directing dominating executive mastering ordering restraining superintending

WEAK

authoritative gubernatorial influential magisterial presidential regulatory supervisory supreme

Antonyms

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inferior subordinate

WEAK

powerless tributary

ADJECTIVE

managing

Synonyms

STRONG

administering admonishing advising controlling executing governing guiding handling husbanding inspecting leading operating organizing piloting regulating steering superintending supervising

Antonyms

STRONG

subordinate

NOUN

administration

Synonyms

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agency authority control government legislation organization policy rule

STRONG

application charge command conduct conducting direction dispensation disposition distribution enforcement execution governing guidance handling jurisdiction order oversight performance power provision regulation running strategy superintendence supervision surveillance

WEAK

administering directing

Antonyms

STRONG

disorganization disregard failure ignorance inefficiency lawlessness mismanagement neglect

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Joshua Jamerson is deputy editor at The Journal, overseeing Europe business, finance and economics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Bhatti was the consultant overseeing the care of all three women.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The former is specific to life-sustaining decisions, while the latter is a more far-reaching document overseeing a range of decisions like appointing a healthcare agent and deciding on hospital choices or even nursing homes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

That soon led to Davis taking a job arranging lectures and seminars and, later, overseeing the organization’s public programming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Up at the parking lot, a bunch of adults were overseeing the dismissal, and some of them wore uniforms.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

overseeing

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