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overseers

NOUN

person who supervises others' work

Synonyms

STRONGEST

superintendent supervisor

STRONG

executive head manager

WEAK

head honcho pit boss straw boss

Example Sentences

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The BBC reached out to multiple church overseers for comment, but did not get a response.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

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

While the masters enjoyed the life of wealth in Europe, the daily routine of the plantations was left in the hands of the overseers.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson