superintendents

noun

plural of superintendent
as in managers
a person who manages or directs something the office of the superintendent of parks issues camping permits

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Recent Examples of superintendents In March, the department sent a letter to state superintendents about compliance obligations under FERPA. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 The 40-member commission includes legislators, college presidents, superintendents, teachers’ union leaders, CBIA, and state officials, among others. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026 Courtney Bearsch, chief communications officer for the Indiana Department of Education, said Wednesday the DOE has been in contact with multiple superintendents and school leaders across the state over the past week. — Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 The frustration over these shifting priorities has been a frequent topic of conversation among park superintendents, who are struggling to maintain services this summer. — Michael Scherer, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026 Abbott outlined the plan during a roundtable with law enforcement and school superintendents in Lubbock, emphasizing the need to better safeguard students and prevent dangerous offenders from returning to schools. — Doug Myers, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Finding experienced project managers, superintendents, estimators and field leaders is often more difficult than finding additional work. — Nikhil Chandankhede, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 School administrators, superintendents and leaders are having to go it alone and looking for help. — Beth Collums, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026 These voices say the move allows an outgoing governor to cement control over education for years, limiting the ability of future superintendents to counterbalance the governor’s agenda. — Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superintendents
  1. managers
  2. administrators
  3. executives
  4. directors
  5. supervisors
Noun
  • Broadcom's financing initiatives with asset managers is another potential topic on the earnings all.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • That could give infrastructure managers a more practical way to prioritize inspections.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of managers
Noun
  • Greenway's founders and advisers include tech executives, CEOs, a onetime Vermont secretary of education, a NASA engineer and current and former administrators from Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Tufts University and other schools.
    — Jon Marcus, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Three months ago, Jimmy Morales was one of the most powerful administrators in local government, serving as a top deputy to Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of administrators
Noun
  • The credit union’s board also approved one-time $50,000 bonuses last year for several SAFE executives for the work required to set the merger in motion, the documents say.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Sarah Rice | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology executives have long pitched their products as a way to make the world better.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of executives
Noun
  • Special programs include a focus on Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki, featuring six of his films with leading directors and actors discussing his work.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Studios have contracts in place with AI protections for writers, directors and actors and are mindful about the concerns.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of directors
Noun
  • The supervisors voted unanimously to advance the moratorium, and the crowd erupted.
    — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Forty-nine of 177 new supervisors who were part of the audit didn’t receive training within six months of being hired.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervisors

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“Superintendents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superintendents. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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