Chief vs Supervisor - What's the difference?
chief | supervisor |
As nouns the difference between chief and supervisor is that chief is ( senseid)a leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc while supervisor is (management) a person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group. As a adjective chief is primary; principal.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
chief Noun
( en noun)
(senseid)A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
* 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 4:
- My father, Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa, was a chief by both blood and custom.
(heraldiccharge) The top part of a shield or escutcheon.
* 1889 , Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry :
- When the Chief' is Charged with any figure, in blazon it is said to be "''On a '''Chief ".
(senseid)A head officer in a department, organization etc.; a boss.
- All firefighters report to the fire chief .
An informal address to an equal.
- Hey, chief.
Synonyms
* See also
Derived terms
(chief)
* chief constable
* chiefess
* chief executive
* chief executive officer/CEO
* chief legal officer
* chief mate
* chief of staff
* chief of state
* chief petty officer
* commander in chief
* dexter chief
* editor in chief
* fire chief
* in chief
* police chief
* war chief
Related terms
* captain
* chef
* chieftain
Adjective
( -)
Primary; principal.
- Negligence was the chief cause of the disaster.
See also
* chef
Statistics
*
Anagrams
*
----
|
supervisor English
Alternative forms
* supervisour (obsolete)
Noun
( en noun)
(management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group.
A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.
(US) In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.
Related terms
* (l)
* (l)
* (l)
See also
* manager
* on-call supervisor.
* superintendent
References
*
Anagrams
*
----
|
|
