supervision
Pluralsupervisions (some meanings)
- 1Watching over people or work to make sure things are done correctly and safely.
Like a lifeguard watching swimmers at the pool to keep everyone safe.
The children did the science experiment under the close supervision of their teacher.
New workers need a lot of supervision during their first week on the job.
Similaroversight, monitoring, control, guidance, management
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- 2Being in charge of something and responsible for making sure it goes well.
Like a ship's captain, who is responsible for the ship and everyone on it.
The manager has supervision of all three stores in the city.
While their father was away, supervision of the farm fell to the oldest son.
Similaroversight, control, charge, regulation
- 3A small lesson at a university where a teacher meets with one student or a few students.
Like a private music lesson, but for a school subject instead of an instrument.
Every week at Cambridge, she goes to a supervision to talk about her essay with her teacher.
Only three students came to the supervision at his college, so each of them had time to ask questions.
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Origin
This word comes from the Latin word "supervisiō".