supervisesu·per·vise /ˈsuːpəvaɪz-pər-/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to be in charge of a group of people or a particular area of workShesupervises 26workers in a business with annual sales of £4 million.
As managing director, he is supervising a portfolio of investments.
The fund manager pleaded guilty to failing to supervise properly.
—supervised adjectiveadj [only before a noun]The company will qualify forcourt-supervised debt restructuring.
the biggestgovernment-supervised election in U.S. labor history