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superordinate
DEFINITIONS OF:
superordinate
1
n
one of greater rank or station or quality
Synonyms:
higher-up
,
superior
Antonyms:
inferior
one of lesser rank or station or quality
Examples:
Harley Granville-Barker
English actor and dramatist and critic and director noted for his productions of Shakespearean plays (1877-1946)
Elia Kazanjoglous
United States stage and screen director (born in Turkey) and believer in method acting (1909-2003)
Konstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavsky
Russian actor and theater director who trained his actors to emphasize the psychological motivation of their roles (1863-1938)
Types:
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better
a superior person having claim to precedence
god
a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people
supervisor
one who supervises or has charge and direction of
bell captain
the supervisor of bellboys in a hotel
counsellor
,
counselor
someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp
den mother
someone who plays the role of a den mother
director
,
theater director
,
theatre director
someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show
boss
,
chief
,
foreman
,
gaffer
,
honcho
a person who exercises control over workers
forewoman
a woman in charge of a group of workers
overseer
,
superintendent
a person who directs and manages an organization
oyabun
a Japanese supervisor
monitor
,
proctor
someone who supervises (an examination)
director of research
,
research director
a supervisor in a research center
stage manager
,
stager
someone who supervises the physical aspects in the production of a show and who is in charge of the stage when the show is being performed
system administrator
a person in charge of managing and maintaining a computer system of telecommunication system (as for a business or institution)
taskmaster
someone who imposes hard or continuous work
trail boss
the person responsible for driving a herd of cattle
Type of:
leader
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
n
a word that is more generic than a given word
Synonyms:
hypernym
,
superordinate word
Type of:
word
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
adj
of higher rank or status or value
Synonyms
superior
of or characteristic of high rank or importance
v
place in a superior order or rank
“These two notions are
superordinated
to a third”
Type of:
grade
,
order
,
place
,
range
,
rank
,
rate
assign a rank or rating to
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