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oversee
verb as in manage, supervise; survey or watch
Strong matches
baby-sit, boss, captain, chaperon, eye, herd, inspect, overlook, quarterback, shepherd, skipper, superintend
Weak matches
be in driver's seat, call the shots, keep an eye on, look after, ride herd on, run the show, sit on top of
Example Sentences
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, has been picked by President-elect Donald Trump to oversee the U.S. intelligence community.
Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida is the nominee for attorney general which is quite a coincidence considering that he was entangled in a sex trafficking investigation by the DOJ, the department he’ll oversee should he land the job.
Who better to oversee the United States Defense Department than someone with experience counting down.
Some lawmakers in Washington DC appeared initially perplexed by Hegseth's appointment to oversee one of the most complex bureaucracies in the world.
Trump became infuriated with Sessions after he recused himself from overseeing the Russia probe, and his top deputy, Rod Rosenstein, appointed former FBI director Robert Mueller as a special counsel to oversee the investigation with independence.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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