Definition of Supervisory

1. Adjective. Of or limited to or involving supervision. "In a supervisory capacity"

Derivative terms: Supervise
Partainyms: Supervisor

Definition of Supervisory

1. a. Of or pertaining to supervision; as, supervisory powers.

Definition of Supervisory

1. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or in the capacity of a supervisor ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Supervisory

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Supervisory

supervised
supervisee
supervisees
supervises
supervising
supervision
supervisions
supervisive
supervisor
supervisor call instruction
supervisorial
supervisorily
supervisors
supervisorship
supervisorships
supervisory
supervisory board
supervisory program
supervisory routine
supervisory software
supervisour
supervoid
supervolcanic
supervolcano
supervolcanoes
supervolcanos
supervoltage
supervolute
supervoting
superwaif

Literary usage of Supervisory

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

1. Insurance Regulation and Supervision in Asia and Latin America by Oecd, Centre for Co-operation with Non-members, SourceOECD (Online service), Ishii, Hisaya (2001)
"COMPARATIVE STUDY I. Organisational Structure of Insurance Supervisory Authority All Latin-American countries, with the one exception of Costa Rica, ..."

2. The Value of School Supervision, Demonstrated with the Zone Plan in Rural by Marvin Summers Pittman (1921)
"The major events of the zone calendar consisted of (i) supervisory tours and (2) teachers' meetings. The calendar as made, announced and carried out with ..."

3. Insurance Regulation and Supervision in Latin America: A Comparative Assessment by Oecd, OECD Staff, Yasumasa Tahara (2003)
"Ministries are also involved in certain supervisory activities such as licensing. ... In Costa Rica, there is no insurance supervisory authority, ..."

4. The Value of School Supervision: Demonstrated with the Zone Plan in Rural by Marvin Summers Pittman (1921)
"The major events of the zone calendar consisted of (1) supervisory tours and ... 1st First supervisory tour. Improvement in the speed and comprehension of ..."

5. State and County Educational Reorganization: The Revised Constitution and by Ellwood Patterson Cubberley (1914)
"Permanent supervisory certificates. — A permanent supervisory certificate, of either grade, and valid for life in any county or city school-district in this ..."

6. Public School Administration: A Statement of the Fundamental Principles by Ellwood Patterson Cubberley (1916)
"Personnel of the supervisory organization. In a small city, such, for example, ... He and his principals must represent the supervisory organization, ..."

7. The Supervision of Instruction by Hubert Wilbur Nutt (1920)
"They are certainly one type of objective evidence of the efficiency with which the special supervisory work is being carried on. ..."

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