/ ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendənt; NAmE ; BrE also ˌsjuː-/ noun
1.
a person who has a lot of authority and manages and controls an activity, a place, a group of workers, etc. :
a park superintendent
the superintendent of schools in Dallas
2.
( abbr. Supt ) (in Britain) a police officer just above the rank of chief inspector :
Superintendent Livesey
3.
( abbr. Supt. ) (in the US) the head of a police department
4.
( NAmE ) a person whose job is to be in charge of a building and make small repairs, etc. to it
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from ecclesiastical Latin superintendent- overseeing, from the verb superintendere , translating Greek episkopein .