Synonyms of overseers

overseers

noun

plural of overseer

as in managers

a person who watches and directs the work of other people in order to be sure that a job is done correctly

She was named overseer of new product development.

government/industry overseers

Related Words

• managers
• superintendents
• supervisors
• directors
• chiefs
• administrators
• stewards
• principals
• leaders
• foremen
• superiors
• governors
• masters
• commanders
• executives
• bosses
• taskmasters
• heads
• captains
• headmen
• generals
• skippers
• mistresses
• rulers
• leadmen
• helmsmen
• overlords
• presidents
• straw bosses
• honchos
• kingpins
• sovereigns
• potentates
• hierarchs
• kings
• czars
• standard-bearers
• barons
• queens
• princes
• jefes
• magnates
• higher-ups
• boss men
• figureheads
• moguls
• bigwigs
• employers
• princesses
• big guns
• czarinas
• coleaders
• top guns
• gangers
• top dogs
• micromanagers
• big cheeses
• gaffers
• coheads
• subchiefs
• subdirectors

Dissimilar Words

• subordinates
• dependents
• subjects
• juniors
• secondaries
• underlings
• inferiors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of overseers

Sacramento City Unified School District’s multiyear projections to address its fiscal crisis relied on revenue assumptions that alarmed fiscal overseers. — Chaewon Chung updated October 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Now, our narrow-minded and hard-hearted lawmakers and education overseers do not want undocumented students in Florida to get a college education. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026

The incidents exposed the difficulty of achieving a safety principle called alignment, in which AI takes into account the ethics and goals of its human overseers, Jackson said. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Federal auditors and court rulings have spotlighted LAHSA’s financial and data weaknesses, prompting a nationwide search for new overseers of the region’s federal homeless funding, data systems and housing placements. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

A lot is at stake for Weiss, Bilton, CBS News and corporate overseers at Paramount Skydance as the show moves toward what may be its most unusual season yet. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

The miners were overwhelmingly Black, while their overseers were white men. — Edward D. Melillo, Fortune, 27 July 2026

But in an outward show of IP confidence with almost no Hollywood precedent, Universal’s corporate overseers decided to allocate theme-park real estate for How to Train Your Dragon in Epic Universe. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Their biology is dictated by their human overseers, who prioritize efficiency over quality of life. — Jacqueline Goldblatt, PC Magazine, 8 June 2026