Definition of "supervises" [supervises]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of supervise. (verb)

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• "The first definition is "an official who examines [various media] for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable ..." (emphasis mine) The secondary definitions either imply official capacity ( "supervises"), are so broad as to be useless ( "an adverse critic"), or are irrelevant (apply to Roman times or Freudian theory)."
• "In the wild, one male "supervises" the home ranges of several females."
• "The lawyer and the witness had dueled over the meaning of common words, about whether an executive "supervises" or "administers," about the difference between a lie and a failure to tell the truth."