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Definition of Superintendent

1. Noun. A person who directs and manages an organization.

2. Noun. A caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector.

Definition of Superintendent

1. a. Overseeing; superintending.

2. n. One who has the oversight and charge of some place, institution, or organization, affairs, etc., with the power of direction; as, the superintendent of an almshouse; the superintendent of public works.

Definition of Superintendent

1. Noun. A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something. ¹

2. Noun. A police rank used in Commonwealth countries, ranking above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent ¹

3. Noun. The manager of a building, usually a communal residence, who is responsible for keeping the facilities functional and often collecting rent or similar payments, either as also the building's landlord or on behalf of same. Often abbreviated "super". ¹

4. Noun. (Chiefly American English) A janitor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Superintendent

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Superintendent

superinsulators superintegrabilities superintegrability superintegrable superintellect superintellects superintellectual superintelligence superintelligences superintelligent

superintend superintendant superintended superintendence superintendency superintendent (current term) superintendents superintender superintenders superintending

superintending control superintends superintensity superintensive superinteresting superinvariant superinvariants superion superionic superior

Literary usage of Superintendent

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1885)
"Newman, Mrs. Angie F., State superintendent Jail and Prison Work of WCTU, ... Ring, CA, MD, superintendent Insane Department of Erie County Almshouse, ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"In the latter State the office of county superintendent was created in 1854. Popular indignation rose to so high a pitch over the ..."

3. Code of Federal Regulations, Containing a Codification of Documents of by Federal Register Division, United States Federal Register Division, United States (1907)
"47, 745 Amount received therefor $5, 388. 28 All Government publications copies.. 75828 Amount received therefor $16, 495.88 REPRINTS BY THE superintendent ..."

4. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings ... Annual Forum by National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, Conference of Charities (U.S., Conference of Charities (U.S.), National Conference of Social Work (U.S. (1886)
"AH, superintendent Indiana Soldiers' Orphans' Home and Asylum for Feeble-minded ... Pierce, SW, superintendent Soldiers' Orphan Home and Home for Indigent ..."

5. Journal by Pennsylvania General Assembly. Senate (1916)
"providing for the appointment of a superintendent thereof, together with the officers and men who shall constitute the force; defining their powers and ..."

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