superintendent
11Superintendent — Superintendent,der(evang.Kirche):Dekan(süddt)+Propst …
12superintendent — 1550s, originally an ecclesiastical word meaning bishop or minister who supervises churches within a district (a loan translation of Gk. episkopos overseer ), from M.L. superintendentem (nom. superintendens), from prp. of L.L. superintendere… …
13superintendent — [n] person who oversees organization administrator, boss, caretaker, chief, conductor, controller, curator, custodian, director, foreperson, governor, head, head person, inspector, manager, overseer, sitter, slave driver*, straw boss*, super*,… …
14superintendent — ► NOUN 1) a person who supervises or is in charge of an organization, department, etc. 2) (in the UK) a police officer ranking above chief inspector. 3) (in the US) the chief of a police department. 4) N. Amer. the caretaker of a building. ORIGIN …
15superintendent — [so͞o΄pərin ten′dənt] n. [< LL(Ec) superintendens, prp. of superintendere, to superintend] 1. a person in charge of a department, institution, etc.; director; supervisor 2. a person responsible for the maintenance of a building; custodian adj …
16superintendent — [[t]su͟ːpərɪnte̱ndənt[/t]] superintendents 1) N COUNT; N TITLE In Britain, a superintendent is a senior police officer of the rank above an inspector. In the United States, a superintendent is the head of a police department. He was stopped at… …
17Superintendent — Der Superintendent (lat. superintendens, wörtlich „Aufseher“, Lehnübersetzung von griechisch ἐπίσκοπος episkopos) ist in vielen methodistischen Kirchen, in einigen evangelischen Landeskirchen und in der Selbständigen Evangelisch Lutherischen …
18superintendent — su|per|in|tend|ent [ˌsu:pərınˈtendənt] n 1.) a high rank in the British police, or someone who has this rank 2.) also superintendent of schools someone who is in charge of all the schools in a particular area in the US 3.) someone who is… …
19superintendent — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin superintendent , superintendens, from Late Latin, present participle of superintendere Date: 1554 one who has executive oversight and charge • superintendent adjective …
20superintendent — n. a building; school superintendent * * * [ˌs(j)uːp(ə)rɪn tendənt] school superintendent a building …
