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 (abbreviation Supt) (in Britain) a police officer just above the rank of CHIEFINSPECTOR:
Superintendent Livesey
3 (abbreviation Supt.) (in the US) the head of a police department
4 (AmE) a person whose job is to be in charge of a building and make small repairs, etc. to it
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