superintendent

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su·per·in·tend·ent / ˌsoōpərinˈtendənt/ • n. a person who manages or superintends an organization or activity: the construction superintendent| [as adj.] the superintendent registrar. ∎  a high-ranking official, esp. the head of a large urban police department. ∎  the caretaker of a building.