superintendency
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8.2
- noun
- /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtɛndənsi/
- Formal
- Yet there is a difference between the record of commissions distributed during d'Antin's superintendency and that of his actions as superintendent that might be described as a difference in confidence.
Examples
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A new development agency, the Superintendency for Amazon Development, and a new regional development bank, the Bank of Amazonia, were established.
Academic text (1992) -
Construction work stopped immediately, and Stefano Musco from the Archaeological Superintendency of Rome was called to investigate.
Academic text (2009) -
While the literature provides general descriptions of the superintendency, there is surprisingly little information about the actual work lives of the people holding this office.
Academic text (2000) -
Valeria D'Aquino, an archaeologist at the Tuscan Superintendency, and colleagues began their search for the bones last year.
Blog text (10) -
For the past decade, Stefano Vassallo of the Archaeological Superintendency of Palermo has been working at the site of ancient Himera.
Academic text (2011) -
In 1875, Parker accepted a superintendency position in Quincy, Massachusetts, where he gave model learner-centered lessons in all seven Quincy schools.
Academic text (2003) -
Since organizing the Oregon Superintendency, Superintendent Anson Dart required his agents to visit the Fort Hall area to speak with "as many of the chiefs and headsmen as possible."
Academic text (2000) -
The focus on corporate ranches was facilitated by the relative ease of obtaining information because the documentation of these enterprises could be tracked through public materials held in the Superintendency for Amazon Development (SUDAM).
Academic text (1993) -
Fewer than 10 ivory dolls have been found in Italy from the entire Roman imperial period, and according to Maria Rosaria Barbera of the Archaeological Superintendency of Rome, this doll is particularly refined because it would have had movable limbs.
Academic text (2009) -
After years of hard work, she was finally offered a superintendency that would oversee multiple schools in the district.
Synonyms
The job or time spent managing an organization
A job managing and watching an organization's money and accounts
Antonyms
How Senior
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6.2
- Formal
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8.2
∞
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- Specialized
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2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
superintendency = superintendent (transparent) = superintend + ency
Formed from the readily recognizable base 'superintendent' with the noun-forming suffix '-ency' denoting the office or period of being a superintendent.
Etymology
Superintendency comes from super- meaning 'above' and intend meaning 'to direct', and it is closely linked to the job title superintendent. So, a superintendency is the 'office' or the time someone spends 'in charge' of and directing an organization.