Explore Superintendent through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like overseer or supervisor. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Superintendent meaning
- A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.
- A police officer rank, positioned above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent.
- 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.
Synonyms of Superintendent
Using Superintendent
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something. | A police officer rank, positioned above chief inspector, and below chief superintendent. | 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.
- Useful related words include: overseer, supervisor, super, caretaker.
- In the example corpus, superintendent often appears in combinations such as: superintendent of, chief superintendent, the superintendent.
Context around Superintendent
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 12 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Superintendent
- In this selection, "superintendent" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, assistant, chief, school, role, david and post stand out and add context to how "superintendent" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a former superintendent described midkiff, against deputy superintendent of police, chief superintendent, assistant superintendent and deputy superintendent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "superintendent" sits close to words such as participated, baltimore and button, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with superintendent
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Wheelchairs can be obtained from the office of Deputy Station Superintendent (Sub) & Deputy Station Superintendent (Commercial). (16 words)
Board President Steve Priestley, himself a former superintendent, described Midkiff as the best superintendent he had worked with. (18 words)
Stacy Beardsley, the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, was appointed as interim superintendent for the summer break. (18 words)
A day after the Rochester City School District board heard from his lawyer that Terry Dade wanted to leave his job as superintendent of the Rochester City School District, Dade was named superintendent of Cornwall-on-Hudson in the Hudson Valley. (41 words)
Employees of Cape Schools Assistant Superintendent Josh Crowell as Mickey Mouse, Principal Julia Unnerstall as Elf on the Shelf, Psychological Examiner Stephanie Craft as a Christmas tree and Superintendent Dr. Neil Glass as Buddy the Elf greeted. (37 words)
Earlier, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Aliyu Abubakar Musa, presented the four officers – CSP Andrew Alphonsus, SP Ibrahim Garba, Assistant Superintendent of Police Awal Kabir, and Assistant Superintendent of Police Iro Shuaibu to the Governor. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Douglas Van Zyl resigned his superintendent post in August, with Assistant Superintendent Emily McDonald currently serving as acting superintendent.
A Georgia School superintendent who was named Georgia School Superintendent of the year was named National Superintendent of the Year.
He met with the district’s central leadership team, the principal for each school, outgoing superintendent Marco Rodrigues, and the School Committee in an effort to communicate his plan for transitioning into the superintendent role.
In a recent editorial, Dr. Barry Resnick cited the abrupt and unconscionable firing of the Orange Unified School District Superintendent and the forced leave of the Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services.
The honours went to Chief Superintendent Faroque Hussain - the most senior officer in Ayrshire- and retired Chief Superintendent Carol McGuire, who still lives in the county.
The Police Service has interdicted three high-ranking officers, including COP Alex Mensah, Superintendent (Supt.) George Asare, and Superintendent Emmanuel Eric Gyebi.
Earlier, the State Commissioner of Police, CP Aliyu Abubakar Musa, presented the four officers – CSP Andrew Alphonsus, SP Ibrahim Garba, Assistant Superintendent of Police Awal Kabir, and Assistant Superintendent of Police Iro Shuaibu to the Governor.
From left, Aspen school board members Suzy Zimet and Cassie Harrelson, and Superintendent David Baugh and Assistant Superintendent Tharyn Mulberry, are pictured during Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting.
HM Parameshwara added, “We have already suspended nine officers, including the Chief Superintendent and the Superintendent of the prison.
Opelika City Schools Superintendent Dr. Farrell Seymore, right, is pictured welcoming Dr. Mike Howard, left, the new superintendent of Lee County Schools.
Tharyn Mulberry, assistant superintendent of Aspen School District, also was initially named a finalist but withdrew his candidacy once ASD’s superintendent David Baugh announced his resignation in late February.
Wheelchairs can be obtained from the office of Deputy Station Superintendent (Sub) & Deputy Station Superintendent (Commercial).
A day after the Rochester City School District board heard from his lawyer that Terry Dade wanted to leave his job as superintendent of the Rochester City School District, Dade was named superintendent of Cornwall-on-Hudson in the Hudson Valley.
Bill Crandall serves as the superintendent for the Lake Superior and Cook County districts and Superintendent Reggie Engebritson leads St. Louis County and Mountain Iron-Buhl districts.
Board President Steve Priestley, himself a former superintendent, described Midkiff as the best superintendent he had worked with.
Employees of Cape Schools Assistant Superintendent Josh Crowell as Mickey Mouse, Principal Julia Unnerstall as Elf on the Shelf, Psychological Examiner Stephanie Craft as a Christmas tree and Superintendent Dr. Neil Glass as Buddy the Elf greeted.
When Danville Public Schools welcomes Angela Hairston into the superintendent role on Dec. 1, she will immediately become the highest-paid superintendent in the region.
Accra, Feb. 28, GNA – Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) Samuel Kwesi Ofori, Accra Regional Police Operations Commander on Thursday said “I had nothing against Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) George Lysander Asare, East Legon Police Commander”.
He said the attack resulted in the death of two officers, Assistant Superintendent of Customs, S. Ohiremen, and Assistant Superintendent of Customs Two, S.M. Omale.
Stacy Beardsley, the assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, was appointed as interim superintendent for the summer break.
Phrases with superintendent
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with superintendent
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- superintendent of 70×
- chief superintendent 24×
- the superintendent 20×
- assistant superintendent 19×
- deputy superintendent 11×
- detective superintendent 11×
- district superintendent 10×
- as superintendent 10×
- superintendent for 9×
- senior superintendent 9×