0 to watch a person or activity to make certain that everything is done correctly, safely, etc.:
1 to be responsible for the good performance of an activity or job, or for the correct behavior or safety of a person:
The Red Cross supervised the distribution of food to refugees.
She supervises 75 employees in our order department.
2 to manage a department, project, etc. and make sure that things are done correctly and according to the rules:
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is responsible for supervising Britain's banking system.
Our facilities management team supervises work at the construction site on a daily basis.
A $650,000 fine was imposed against the Minneapolis-based company for failure to supervise its brokers.
supervise workers/employees/staff Companies should provide special training for managers who supervise remote workers.
supervise a project/program/operations As chief of staff, he supervised the operations of the California Department of Justice.
be supervised by sb/sth All fund operations are supervised by a board of trustees.
adequately/properly/reasonably supervise It is the responsibility of the general contractor to properly supervise the work of all subcontractors.
The United Nations is to supervise the handover of the prisoners of war.
With 20 kids running round and only two adults to supervise, it was complete mayhem.
He was employed to supervise the computerization of records.
The culture of medical education requires that physicians in training defer to supervising physician on a variety of issues, including clinical judgment and ethical standards.
They were either elected or selected by the water users to supervise all activities concerning irrigation and to enforce rules.
Thus, exercises follow a simple question and answer scheme with adults taking the position of a teacher supervising the 'work' done by the child.
