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Meanings of superintendents in English

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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Usage of superintendents in English
1
The magistrates of the commonwealth were the superintendents of the Sacred Games.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book I
2
Of course there are foremen and superintendents in the administration of industry.
The Red Conspiracy
3
In the midst of our discouragements, one of our superintendents left us.
The Village Sunday School, with brief sketches of three of its s...
4
Before the exam, superintendents were asked to inform students of the error.
The Irish Times
5
Most of the representatives were superintendents or Party secretaries from other cities.
Death of a Red Heroine
6
Efforts to provide roads and canals had failed for want of superintendents.
The Personal Life of David Livingstone / Chiefly from his Unpubl...
7
It had successive superintendents, the late Mr. Sherring, Mr. Blake, and myself.
Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877
8
One or three superintendents of the poor; term is three years.
Civil Government for Common Schools / Prepared as a Manual for P...
9
Our train stopped, and the superintendents went to the wreck of the engine.
Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi
10
Track superintendents pay special attention to the composition of this base.
The new yorker
11
Episcopal jurisdiction was rejected, and in place of the bishops, superintendents were appointed.
History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the Frenc...
12
In 1807 several superintendents of city institutions were dismissed for frauds.
The Boss and the Machine: A Chronicle of the Politicians and Par...
13
I once saw the Bal Tabarin crowded with Sunday-school superintendents returning from Jerusalem.
A Book of Burlesques
14
But it has also drawn interest from superintendents around the nation.
Reuters
15
Protests should be made to Boards of Education, superintendents, and all in authority.
The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved in 50 Arguments
16
Chief superintendents, superintendents, sergeants and inspectors to undertake degree courses in police management.
The Irish Times
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Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Less common