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supervision

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su·per·vi·sion  (spr-vzhn)
n.
The act, process, or function of supervising. See Synonyms at care.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.supervision - management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or groupsupervision - management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
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

supervision
noun superintendence, direction, instruction, control, charge, care, management, administration, guidance, surveillance, oversight, auspices, stewardship First-time licence holders have to work under supervision.
Translations
supervision [ˌsuːpəˈvɪʒən] Nsupervisión f
to work under the supervision oftrabajar bajo la supervisión de
supervision [ˌsuːpərˈvɪʒən] n [children, staff] → supervision f; [activity, work] → supervision f; [organization] → supervision f
I was principally concerned with staff supervision → Je m'occupais principalement de la supervision du personnel.
under medical supervision → sous contrôle médical
"only to be taken under medical supervision" → "uniquement sous contrôle médical"
supervision
nAufsicht f; (= action)Beaufsichtigung f; (of work)Überwachung f, → Beaufsichtigung f; under the supervision ofunter der Aufsicht von
supervision [ˌsuːpəˈvɪʒn] n (of activity, process) → supervisione f; (of person) → sorveglianza
under medical supervision → sotto controllo medico


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But the Pequod was only making a passage now; not regularly cruising; nearly all whaling preparatives needing supervision the mates were fully competent to, so that there was little or nothing, out of himself, to employ or excite Ahab, now; and thus chase away, for that one interval, the clouds that layer upon layer were piled upon his brow, as ever all clouds choose the loftiest peaks to pile themselves upon.
The administration of private justice between the citizens of the same State, the supervision of agriculture and of other concerns of a similar nature, all those things, in short, which are proper to be provided for by local legislation, can never be desirable cares of a general jurisdiction.
I suppose it was something of a compliment for a young fellow to be trusted, apparently without any supervision, by such a commander as Captain S-; though, as far as I can remember, neither the tone, nor the manner, nor yet the drift of Captain S-'s remarks addressed to myself did ever, by the most strained interpretation, imply a favourable opinion of my abilities.
 
 
 
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