Meaning

7 senses
  1. A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.

    Leiter

    коменда́нтkomendánt, заве́дующийzavédujuščij, управля́ющийupravljájuščij

    a person who directs and manages an organization

  2. (Commonwealth)A police officer rank, positioned above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent.

  3. The manager of a building, usually a communal residence, who is responsible for keeping the facilities functional and often collecting rent or similar payments, either as also the building's landlord or on behalf of same.

  4. The head of a Sunday school.

  5. In some Protestant churches, a clergyman having the oversight of the clergy of a district.

  6. (US)A janitor.

  7. (US)An administrator of a school district, a local government body overseeing public schools.

Examples

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  1. Tom has been appointed superintendent.

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  2. Tom was appointed superintendent.

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  3. Tom Jackson is the superintendent.

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  4. She spoke with the school superintendent.

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  5. The superintendent will hear about this.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something:

Origin

From Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos);

From Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos); thence being distantly related to English bishop.

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