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supervisory

/ˌsuːpə(ɹ)ˈvaɪzəɹɪ/

supervisory adjective: of, pertaining to, or in the capacity of a supervisor.

Adjective

supervisory (comparative more supervisory, superlative most supervisory)

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

supervisory meaning in Tamil and Urdu

supervisory in Tamil

மேல்பார்க்குந் தன்மை

supervisory in Urdu

نگرانی کا

Examples of supervisory in a sentence

  • The thesis is that to improve further the lines of defence against financial instability we should strengthen the macroprudential orientation of the regulatory and supervisory framework.
  • The supervisory staff of the farm did their work well, according to the source.
  • All the workers may manage together directly, by means of an assembly, or indirectly by electing a supervisory board.

All 11 example sentences with supervisory

Forms of supervisory

comparativemore supervisory
superlativemost supervisory

Origin of supervisory

From supervise + -ory.

Words formed from supervisory

Phrases with supervisory

Questions about supervisory

What does supervisory mean?
Supervisory means of, pertaining to, or in the capacity of a supervisor.
What is supervisory in Tamil?
Supervisory in Tamil is மேல்பார்க்குந் தன்மை. See Supervisory meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is supervisory?
Supervisory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce supervisory?
Supervisory is pronounced /ˌsuːpə(ɹ)ˈvaɪzəɹɪ/.

Words near supervisory in the dictionary

  1. supervisorial
  2. supervisorily
  3. supervisors
  4. supervisorship
  5. supervisorships
  6. supervisory
  7. supervisory board
  8. supervisory boards
  9. supervisour
  10. supervisours
  11. supervisual

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: supervisory (page history and authors); supervisory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); supervisory (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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