Meaning & use
Overseers
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People who supervise and direct the work of others, especially in a workplace or organization.
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The construction site had two overseers checking that safety rules were followed.
Historically, overseers on plantations enforced brutal labor conditions on enslaved workers.
A note on using this word
The word carries heavy historical weight from its use to describe those who supervised enslaved laborers in the American South.
Words with a similar meaning
supervisorssuperintendents
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