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superintendence

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su·per·in·tend  (spr-n-tnd, sprn-)
tr.v. su·per·in·tend·ed, su·per·in·tend·ing, su·per·in·tends
To oversee and direct; supervise. See Synonyms at supervise.
[Late Latin superintendere : Latin super-, super- + Latin intendere, to direct one's attention to; see intend.]
super·in·tendence n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.superintendence - management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or groupsuperintendence - management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
supervising, supervision, oversight
management, direction - the act of managing something; "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government?"
invigilation - keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating
Translations
superintendence [ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendəns] N → supervisión f
under the superintendence of → bajo la supervisión or dirección de
superintendence
n → (Ober)aufsicht f
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When the last of the hay had been divided, Levin, intrusting the superintendence of the rest to the counting-house clerk, sat down on a haycock marked off by a stake of willow, and looked admiringly at the meadow swarming with peasants.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Neither of these persons had any concern with us, we being under the special superintendence of the head workman, but it was impossible, altogether impossible, to escape the consequences of our locales.
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
The entire management of the household was, from that time forth, left in her hands; and to those duties she was free to add what companionable assistance she could render to Norah's reading, and what friendly superintendence she could still exercise over Magdalen's music.
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