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superintendent

/ˌsuːpərɪnˈtendənt/noun

उच्चारण सूपरिन्टेन्डन्ट

अधीक्षक

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    a person who has a lot of authority and manages and controls an activity, a place, a group of workers; (in the UK and some other countries) a police officer of a high rank

    अधीक्षक

    • the Superintendent of Police (SP)
    • The Superintendent of the hostel inspects the rooms every Sunday.
    • The superintendent of the factory inspects every shift personally.
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    • A police superintendent addressed the crowd and asked everyone to remain calm.
    • The superintendent of the library keeps strict control over the reading room.

    Synonyms manager supervisor director overseer administrator

    Opposite subordinate assistant

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su·per·in·ten·dent

With -dent (not 'superintendant').

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: su-per-in-ten-dent, अंत में -dent ('superintendant' नहीं)।

?Which word?

Keep the manager words together: superintendent, supervisor, overseer (a person who watches workers), director, administrator, warden (a person in charge of a hostel or jail).

प्रबंधक के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: superintendent, supervisor, overseer (मज़दूरों पर नज़र रखने वाला, निरीक्षक), director, administrator, warden (छात्रावास या जेल का प्रभारी)।

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General knowledge

In Indian police, a Superintendent of Police (SP) heads a district; above the SP are the DIG, IG and DGP; in a jail, the head is the Jail Superintendent.

भारतीय पुलिस में पुलिस अधीक्षक (SP) ज़िले का प्रमुख होता है; SP के ऊपर DIG, IG और DGP होते हैं; जेल में प्रमुख जेल अधीक्षक होता है।