Definition of supervisory in English:
supervisory
adjective suːpəˈvʌɪzəriˌsupərˈvaɪz(ə)ri
Having or relating to the role of observing and directing an activity or a person.
managerial and supervisory staff
the women play a largely supervisory role in the process
Example sentencesExamples
- She has found in her research that many nurses are not comfortable with a supervisory role.
- I've modified my role to be less hands-on and more supervisory.
- A supervisory position came open in the hotel's banquet department.
- Monitoring was supposed to be carried out by the supervisory board.
- Additional teachers are needed to take up the hours of direct teaching time lost due to the need to perform supervisory duties.
Rhymes
advisory, provisory, revisory
Definition of supervisory in US English:
supervisory
adjectiveˌso͞opərˈvīz(ə)rēˌsupərˈvaɪz(ə)ri
Having or relating to the role of observing and directing an activity or a person.
managerial and supervisory staff
the women play a largely supervisory role in the process
Example sentencesExamples
- She has found in her research that many nurses are not comfortable with a supervisory role.
- A supervisory position came open in the hotel's banquet department.
- Additional teachers are needed to take up the hours of direct teaching time lost due to the need to perform supervisory duties.
- I've modified my role to be less hands-on and more supervisory.
- Monitoring was supposed to be carried out by the supervisory board.