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English *noun*: supervisor
1.	supervisor (person) one who supervises or has charge and direction of
		Broader (hypernym)	higher-up, superior, superordinate
		Narrower (hyponym)	bell captain, boss, chief, counsellor, counselor, den mother, director, director of research, foreman, forewoman, gaffer, honcho, monitor, overseer, oyabun, proctor, research director, stage manager, stager, superintendent, system administrator, taskmaster, theater director, theatre director, trail boss

2.	supervisor (communication) a program that controls the execution of other programs
		Synonyms	executive program, supervisory program
		Broader (hypernym)	computer program, computer programme, program, programme
		Part holonym	executive routine, supervisory routine
		Part meronym	operating system, OS

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