superintendent 
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su·per·in·tend·ent (-in ten′dənt)
noun
- a person in charge of a department, institution, etc.; director; supervisor
- a person responsible for the maintenance of a building; custodian
Etymology: < LL(Ec) superintendens, prp. of superintendere, to superintend
adjective
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superintendent
n.
Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Preposition: of
- Police: Richard was a Superintendent of Police in Bengal Staff Corp in 1871.
Converse of object
- appoint: May 1804 Grand Junction Canal He was appointed superintendent of tunnel workmen under James Barnes.
Adjective modifier
- chief: He was promoted to chief superintendent in 1997 taking over command of Brompton division for eighteen months.
Modifies a noun
- registrar: A superintendent registrar may also need to attend the ceremony.
Noun used with modifier
- detective: He expressed his concerns to inquiry leader detective superintendent Richard Holland, who was in charge of the Ripper inquiry.
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