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supervisory — su‧per‧vis‧o‧ry [ˌsuːpəˈvaɪzri ǁ pər ] adjective relating to the work of making sure something is done properly and according to all the rules: • The plant has been manned by supervisory personnel and replacement workers since the strike. * * *… … Financial and business terms
Supervisory — Su per*vi so*ry, a. Of or pertaining to supervision; as, supervisory powers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supervisory — index administrative, leading (guiding), predominant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
supervisory — 1847, from SUPERVISE (Cf. supervise) + ORY (Cf. ory) … Etymology dictionary
supervisory — [[t]su͟ːpə(r)va͟ɪzəri[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Supervisory means involved in supervising people, activities, or places. Most supervisory boards meet only twice a year. ...staff with a minor supervisory role … English dictionary
supervisory — adj. Supervisory is used with these nouns: ↑responsibility, ↑role … Collocations dictionary
supervisory — su|per|vi|so|ry [ ,supər vaızəri ] adjective in charge of people or activities: a supervisory committee … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
supervisory — UK [ˌsuːpə(r)ˈvaɪzərɪ] / US [ˌsupərˈvaɪzərɪ] adjective in charge of people or activities a supervisory committee … English dictionary
supervisory — supervise ► VERB ▪ observe and direct the performance of (a task or activity) or the work of (a person). DERIVATIVES supervision noun supervisor noun supervisory adjective. ORIGIN Latin supervidere survey, supervise … English terms dictionary
supervisory — adjective of or limited to or involving supervision in a supervisory capacity • Pertains to noun: ↑supervisor • Derivationally related forms: ↑supervise … Useful english dictionary
Supervisory control — is a general term for control of many individual controllers or control loops, whether by a human or an automatic control system, although almost every real system is a combination of both. A more specific use of the term is for a SCADA system,… … Wikipedia
