supervisory
gb/sˌupɚvˈaɪzɚi/ us/sˌupɚvˈaɪzɚi/
B2
English
~ 8800
vezetői, felügyeleti
B2
FORMAL
1
vezetői
B1
felügyeleti
B2
Usage pattern:
supervisory [role/position/duties/experience]
She was promoted to a supervisory role after three years with the company.
Három, a cégnél töltött év után vezetői szerepkörbe léptették elő.
Previous supervisory experience is required for this position.
Az állás betöltéséhez korábbi vezetői tapasztalat szükséges.
The company failed in its supervisory duties to protect vulnerable clients.
He sits on the bank’s supervisory board, which monitors management decisions.
The report criticized the agency’s weak supervisory controls over the project.
Learner examples
I do not have any supervisory experience yet.
Még nincs vezetői tapasztalatom.
He wants a job with supervisory duties.
Olyan állást szeretne, amely vezetői feladatokkal jár.
Her new supervisory position means she manages five people.
This course helps you build supervisory skills.
The company is hiring for a supervisory role in the sales team.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse "supervisory" with "superior" or "high-quality". "Supervisory" does NOT mean "better" or "of higher quality"; it only describes having responsibility to direct or watch other people’s work. Another mistake is using it as a noun (e.g. *"my supervisory"*); the correct noun is "supervisor" or "supervisory role/position".
Meaning
relating to overseeing others’ work
Collocations
supervisory role
|supervisory position
|supervisory duties
|supervisory experience
|supervisory board
|supervisory authority
Synonyms
managerial (Often broader, covering planning and decision-making, not only direct supervision of staff.)
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overseeing (More general; can describe watching or checking something, not only formal job roles.)
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administrative (Focuses on office or organizational tasks; may or may not include direct supervision of people.)
Antonyms
non-supervisory (Describes jobs or roles that do not include overseeing other people’s work.)
Themes
work
|business
|law
|education
|core_vocabulary
Definition
Describing a job, role, or duty where a person watches and guides the work of other people.
Relating to the work of directing, monitoring, and being responsible for the work of other people, especially in a job or official role.
Grammar
Dictionary form
supervisory
IPA
GB/sˌupɚvˈaɪzɚi/
US/sˌupɚvˈaɪzɚi/
Syllables & stress
su - per - vis - ory (4 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (per)
Word forms
Adjective
- Base: supervisory
Word family
Core family
Negative and opposite forms
unsupervised
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
supervisee
noun
Expressions
in a supervisory capacity
3/ˈɪn ə sˌupɚvˈaɪzɚi kəpˈæsɪti/
fixed phrase
formal
working in a supervisor role
Working in a job or role where you watch and guide other people’s work.
Examples
- She has worked in a supervisory capacity for the past five years.
- Volunteers who serve in a supervisory capacity must complete extra training.
- He was hired in a supervisory capacity to oversee the night shift.
supervisory board
2/sˌupɚvˈaɪzɚi bˈɔɹd/
fixed phrase
formal
board that oversees management
A group of people in a company or organization whose job is to watch and control what the managers do.
Examples
- The decision must be approved by the supervisory board before it takes effect.
- The bank’s supervisory board ordered an internal investigation.
- She was elected to the supervisory board of the nonprofit.
supervisory role
1/sˌupɚvˈaɪzɚi ɹˈoʊl/
fixed phrase
job where you supervise others
A job where part of your work is to guide and check the work of other people.
Examples
- This is her first supervisory role, so she is taking leadership training.
- The company is looking for someone to fill a new supervisory role in the warehouse.
- He decided he did not want a supervisory role and preferred to stay a technician.