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Meanings of superintendent in English

Russian
суперинтендант
Spanish
superintendente
Catalan
superintendent

Executive with oversight and charge of an institution, department, place, or operation; generally has chief governing power.

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суперинтендант
Portuguese
feitor
Catalan
superintendent

A person who directs and manages an organization.

feitor
Portuguese
superintendente
Catalan
administrador
Spanish
portero

A caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector.

superintendente
Russian
суперинтендент

Head of an administrative division of a Protestant church.

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суперинтендент
Usage of superintendent in English
1
Walker trailed Democratic state schools superintendent Tony Evers by 7 percentage points.
Reuters
2
Meanwhile, the city began a nationwide search for a new police superintendent.
Reuters
3
The superintendent was good at hearing only what he wanted to hear.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
4
The superintendent said he thought he had just the place for her.
The new yorker
5
Not until late in the afternoon did the superintendent visit the engine-room.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891
6
The former South Yorkshire police chief superintendent made his plea by videolink.
The Irish Times
7
A chief superintendent from outside the region is now leading the investigation.
Independent.ie
8
He is the superintendent, and his word, in every sense, is law.
The Asylum
9
When the 48-year-old assistant police superintendent reached his room he heard explosions.
The Irish Times
10
He said that he formally requested the superintendent's resignation on Tuesday morning.
The Guardian
11
The power of suspension or exclusion is vested only in the superintendent.
The Choctaw Freedmen and the Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academ...
12
So a local school superintendent, a classical scholar, suggested a name change.
Turn left at the trojan horse: a would-be hero's american odysse...
13
The vizier asked which of them was the superintendent of the market.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
14
He must be a principal or a superintendent in the school system.
O+F
15
At the same moment, the superintendent called out in a furious voice:
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 2
16
The district superintendent, Nikolai Vitti, cited safety concerns for staff and students.
The Guardian
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