"superintendent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/ [US], /ˌsuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/ [US] Audio: en-us-superintendent.ogg
Etymology: From Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos); thence being distantly related to English bishop. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-ecc|superintendens}} Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, {{der|en|grc|ἐπίσκοπος}} Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos), {{noncog|en|bishop}} English bishop Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} superintendent (not comparable)
  1. Overseeing; superintending. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Law enforcement
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Noun

IPA: /ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/ [US], /ˌsuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/ [US] Audio: en-us-superintendent.ogg Forms: superintendents [plural]
Etymology: From Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos); thence being distantly related to English bishop. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-ecc|superintendens}} Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, {{der|en|grc|ἐπίσκοπος}} Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos), {{noncog|en|bishop}} English bishop Head templates: {{en-noun}} superintendent (plural superintendents)
  1. A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something. Translations (a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something): ἐπιστάτης (epistátēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), надзирател (nadziratel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 監督人 (Chinese Mandarin), 监督人 (jiāndūrén) (Chinese Mandarin), 管理人 (guǎnlǐrén) (Chinese Mandarin), forstander [common-gender] (Danish), hoofdopzichter [masculine] (Dutch), vokto (Esperanto), tarkastaja (Finnish), valvoja (Finnish), isännöitsijä (note: of a building) (Finnish), surintendant [masculine] (French), superintendente [feminine, masculine] (Galician), Leiter [masculine] (German), सुपरिंटेंडेंट (supriṇṭeṇḍẽṭ) [masculine] (Hindi), सुपरडंट (suparḍaṇṭ) [masculine] (Hindi), felügyelő (Hungarian), ellenőr (Hungarian), szakmai vezető (Hungarian), maor [masculine] (Irish), soprintendente [feminine, masculine] (Italian), sovrintendente [feminine, masculine] (Italian), 管理者 (kanrisha) (alt: かんりしゃ) (Japanese), 局長 (kyokuchō) (alt: きょくちょう) (Japanese), 警視 (keishi) (alt: けいし) [police, law-enforcement] (Japanese), 관리자 (gwallija) (Korean), curator [masculine] (Latin), curatrix [feminine] (Latin), praefectus [masculine] (Latin), ard-er [masculine] (Manx), surveyour (Middle English), naatʼáanii (Navajo), binantʼaʼí (Navajo), superintendente [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), supraveghetor [masculine] (Romanian), supraveghetoare [feminine] (Romanian), коменда́нт (komendánt) [masculine] (Russian), заве́дующий (zavédujuščij) (Russian), управля́ющий (upravljájuščij) [masculine] (Russian), руководи́тель (rukovodítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), superintendente [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), director [masculine] (Spanish), supervisor [masculine] (Spanish), föreståndare [common-gender] (Swedish), kommissarie [common-gender] (Swedish), tagapamahala (Tagalog)
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  2. (Commonwealth) A police rank used in Commonwealth countries, ranking above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent. Tags: Commonwealth Categories (topical): People Related terms (policing): police constable (alt: PC) Translations (police officer ranking above inspector): commissaris (Dutch), superintendant (French), αστυνόμος (astynómos) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), सुपरिंटेंडेंट (supriṇṭeṇḍẽṭ) [masculine] (Hindi), सुपरिंटेंडेंट पुलिस (supriṇṭeṇḍẽṭ pulis) [masculine] (Hindi), सुपरडंट (suparḍaṇṭ) [masculine] (Hindi), felügyelő (Hungarian), főfelügyelő (Hungarian), rendőrfőnök (Hungarian), komisaris (Indonesian), sovrintendente (Italian), سوڤراينتيندن (superinténden) (Malay), overbetjent [masculine] (Norwegian)
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  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. Often abbreviated "super". Categories (topical): People Translations (manager of a building): управител (upravitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), propriétaire (French), házfelügyelő (Hungarian), házmester (Hungarian), gondnok (Hungarian), épületgondnok (Hungarian), 관리인 (gwalliin) (Korean), síndico [masculine] (Portuguese), síndica [feminine] (Portuguese), vicevärd [common-gender] (Swedish), tagapamahala ng gusali (Tagalog)
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  4. The head of a Sunday school.
    Sense id: en-superintendent-en-noun-AZbagycs
  5. In some Protestant churches, a clergyman having the oversight of the clergy of a district. Categories (topical): People
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  6. (chiefly US) A janitor. Tags: US Categories (topical): Occupations, People
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: manager, foreman, chief, head, head man, controller, comptroller, overseer, supervisor Derived forms: supt. [abbreviation], SP [abbreviation], chief superintendent, detective superintendent (alt: DSupt), detective chief superintendent (alt: DCS), sidewalk superintendent, superintendential Related terms: superintend, superintendency, woman police constable (alt: WPC), detective constable (english: DC), detective sergeant (alt: DS), detective inspector (english: DI), detective chief inspector (alt: DCI)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
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          "word": "surintendant"
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          "lang": "Galician",
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          "lang": "German",
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          "word": "Leiter"
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          "roman": "supriṇṭeṇḍẽṭ",
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          "roman": "suparḍaṇṭ",
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          "word": "सुपरडंट"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "word": "felügyelő"
        },
        {
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "word": "ellenőr"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "word": "szakmai vezető"
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        {
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
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          "word": "maor"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "soprintendente"
        },
        {
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "sovrintendente"
        },
        {
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          "alt": "かんりしゃ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kanrisha",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "word": "管理者"
        },
        {
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          "alt": "きょくちょう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kyokuchō",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "word": "局長"
        },
        {
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          "alt": "けいし",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "keishi",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "topics": [
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          "word": "警視"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "gwallija",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "word": "관리자"
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        {
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "curator"
        },
        {
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "curatrix"
        },
        {
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "praefectus"
        },
        {
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          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ard-er"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 3 5 0 2 2",
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "word": "surveyour"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 3 5 0 2 2",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "word": "naatʼáanii"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "word": "binantʼaʼí"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 3 5 0 2 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "superintendente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 3 5 0 2 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "supraveghetor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 3 5 0 2 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "supraveghetoare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 3 5 0 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "komendánt",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "коменда́нт"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 3 5 0 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zavédujuščij",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "word": "заве́дующий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 3 5 0 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "upravljájuščij",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "управля́ющий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 3 5 0 2 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rukovodítelʹ",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "руководи́тель"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 3 5 0 2 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "superintendente"
        },
        {
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      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
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      "word": "supt."
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      "word": "SP"
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    {
      "word": "chief superintendent"
    },
    {
      "alt": "DSupt",
      "word": "detective superintendent"
    },
    {
      "alt": "DCS",
      "word": "detective chief superintendent"
    },
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      "word": "sidewalk superintendent"
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "noncog"
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      "word": "superintendency"
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      "alt": "PC",
      "sense": "policing",
      "word": "police constable"
    },
    {
      "alt": "WPC",
      "word": "woman police constable"
    },
    {
      "english": "DC",
      "word": "detective constable"
    },
    {
      "alt": "DS",
      "word": "detective sergeant"
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      "english": "DI",
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        {
          "ref": "1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 7, in Well Tackled!:",
          "text": "“No, don't,” replied the superintendent; “in fact, I'd rather you made yourself conspicuous elsewhere. Go down to the landing stage and cross to New Brighton or Wallasey—doesn't matter which—and come back. No doubt you will be seen, and reported to have gone across.”",
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      "word": "chief"
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    {
      "word": "head"
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      "word": "head man"
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      "word": "controller"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nadziratel",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "надзирател"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "監督人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiāndūrén",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "监督人"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "guǎnlǐrén",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "管理人"
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      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "hoofdopzichter"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "vokto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "tarkastaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "valvoja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "of a building",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "isännöitsijä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "surintendant"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "superintendente"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Leiter"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
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      "roman": "epistátēs",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἐπιστάτης"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "supriṇṭeṇḍẽṭ",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सुपरिंटेंडेंट"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "suparḍaṇṭ",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सुपरडंट"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "felügyelő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "ellenőr"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "szakmai vezető"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maor"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "soprintendente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sovrintendente"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かんりしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kanrisha",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "管理者"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きょくちょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyokuchō",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "局長"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けいし",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "keishi",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "topics": [
        "police",
        "law-enforcement"
      ],
      "word": "警視"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gwallija",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "관리자"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "curator"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "curatrix"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "praefectus"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ard-er"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "surveyour"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "naatʼáanii"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "binantʼaʼí"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "superintendente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "supraveghetor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "supraveghetoare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "komendánt",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "коменда́нт"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zavédujuščij",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "заве́дующий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "upravljájuščij",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "управля́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rukovodítelʹ",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "руководи́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "superintendente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "director"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "supervisor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "föreståndare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "kommissarie"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "a person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something",
      "word": "tagapamahala"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "police officer ranking above inspector",
      "word": "commissaris"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "police officer ranking above inspector",
      "word": "superintendant"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "astynómos",
      "sense": "police officer ranking above inspector",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "αστυνόμος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "supriṇṭeṇḍẽṭ",
      "sense": "police officer ranking above inspector",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सुपरिंटेंडेंट"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "supriṇṭeṇḍẽṭ pulis",
      "sense": "police officer ranking above inspector",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सुपरिंटेंडेंट पुलिस"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "suparḍaṇṭ",
      "sense": "police officer ranking above inspector",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "सुपरडंट"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "police officer ranking above inspector",
      "word": "felügyelő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "police officer ranking above inspector",
      "word": "főfelügyelő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "police officer ranking above inspector",
      "word": "rendőrfőnök"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "police officer ranking above inspector",
      "word": "komisaris"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "police officer ranking above inspector",
      "word": "sovrintendente"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "roman": "superinténden",
      "sense": "police officer ranking above inspector",
      "word": "سوڤراينتيندن"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "police officer ranking above inspector",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "overbetjent"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "upravitel",
      "sense": "manager of a building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "управител"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "manager of a building",
      "word": "propriétaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "manager of a building",
      "word": "házfelügyelő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "manager of a building",
      "word": "házmester"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "manager of a building",
      "word": "gondnok"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "manager of a building",
      "word": "épületgondnok"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gwalliin",
      "sense": "manager of a building",
      "word": "관리인"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "manager of a building",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "síndico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "manager of a building",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "síndica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "manager of a building",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vicevärd"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "manager of a building",
      "word": "tagapamahala ng gusali"
    }
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    "superintendent"
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}

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    "en:Occupations",
    "en:People"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la-ecc",
        "3": "superintendens"
      },
      "expansion": "Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ἐπίσκοπος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "bishop"
      },
      "expansion": "English bishop",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ecclesiastical Latin superintendens, a calque of Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos); thence being distantly related to English bishop.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "superintendent (not comparable)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Overseeing; superintending."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsjuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌsuːpəɹɪnˈtɛndənt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-superintendent.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8a/En-us-superintendent.ogg/En-us-superintendent.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/En-us-superintendent.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "superintendent"
  ],
  "word": "superintendent"
}

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