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Supervisor vs Supervisory - What's the difference?

supervisor | supervisory |

Supervisory is a related term of supervisor.



As a noun supervisor

is a person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group.

As an adjective supervisory is

of, pertaining to, or in the capacity of a supervisor.

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

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    Anagrams

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    supervisory

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or in the capacity of a supervisor

    • Derived terms

    *supervisory analyst *supervisory board *supervisory circuit *supervisory computer *supervisory control *supervisory merger *supervisory program *supervisory routine *supervisory signal *supervisory system