superintendent

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Related topics: Police, Education, Occupations, School

su·per·in·tend·ent /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendənt/ noun [countableC]

1. SCPa high rank in the British police, or someone who has this rank 〔英国的〕警司（职位）

2. SE (also superintendent of schools) someone who is in charge of all the schools in a particular area in the US 〔美国的〕地区教育主管

3 BOIN CHARGE OFsomeone who is officially in charge of a place, job, activity etc 主管人；负责人

a young park superintendent

年轻的公园负责人

the superintendent of the Methodist Church in Hawaii

夏威夷卫理公会负责人

4. American EnglishAmESES someone who is in charge of an apartment building and is responsible for making repairs in it 〔公寓楼的〕看管人，管理员 SYN British English caretaker

Examples from the Corpus

superintendent• What about Bernard, the out-of-control school superintendent?• Currently, mechanics and drivers report to separate superintendents within each division.• He knew she was nervous and that this reporter was pressing the superintendent on the most delicate areas of the investigation.• He had found the porter visiting the superintendent nurse in her room, a form of social exchange that was strictly forbidden.• The superintendent had just been fired for personnel improprieties.• The superintendent used quid pro quo to change the work situation.• The superintendent wandered over to the window.

From Longman Business Dictionary

superintendentsu·per·in·tend·ent /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendənt/ noun [countableC]JOB

someone who is officially in charge of a place or area of work

Things got worse when the superintendent left to start a competing business.

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