Superintendence
[,sʊprɪn'tɛndəns]
Definition
(n.) The act of superintending; care and oversight for the purpose of direction; supervision.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Supervision, inspection oversight, care, direction, control, charge, management, SURVEILLANCE.
Typist: Sadie
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See SUPERVISE]
Typist: Loretta
Examples
- Mr. Raggles then retired and personally undertook the superintendence of the small shop and the greens. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It was constructed under the superintendence of Symington, and was tried successfully on the Forth and Clyde Canal in 1789, when it was propelled at the rate of seven miles an hour. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- In the active superintendence of this young person, Judy Smallweed appears to attain a perfectly geological age and to date from the remotest periods. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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