superintendence :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (4)

supervision, supervising, superintendence, oversight

n. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group

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Fuzzynyms (22)

care, charge, tutelage, guardianship

n. attention and management implying responsibility for safety; "he is in the care of a bodyguard"

control

n. the activity of managing or exerting control over something; "the control of the mob by the police was admirable"

government, governing, governance, government activity, administration

n. the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"

reign, sovereignty

n. royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

regulation

n. the state of being controlled or governed

dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control

n. the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"

surveillance

n. close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

hands, custody

n. (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother was awarded custody of the children"

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