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supes

supes

1 9.9
Local elected officials who meet to make decisions for a county
  • noun
  • /suːps/
  • Jargon
translation icon : supervisores
  • Actually, Ryan and Virginia both promised to get the GPU done, so the 3rd, 4th, and 5th District Supes are all in agreement on that.
  • supes for lunch

Examples

  • I invited a few of the other Supes, too.

    Milk (2008)

  • The Board of Supes might even cough up extra funding.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • County staff comes up with a way to clarify the GPU for Supes.

    Blog text (4)

  • The meeting will be attended by several local supes to discuss city reforms.

  • The mayor announced that the supes would review the new housing proposal next week.

  • During the conference, the supes expressed their support for environmental initiatives.

Surface Forms

supes plural

Morphology

supes = supe (semi-transparent) = supe + s

A colloquial plural formed from the clipped form 'supe' (from 'supervisor'); the slang sense requires familiarity with local-government usage.

Etymology

Supes is also a short name for local supervisors, the people who run a county or district board, and it comes from super meaning 'over' or 'in charge'. That is why supes are those with responsibility for local decisions and services.