supervisor n. (1)监督者；管理者 从广义上泛指有权对他人进行监督和管理的人。依据美国《全国劳资关系法》〔National Labor Relations Act〕特指为了僱主的利益，具有如下权力者：雇佣、调职、中止、解雇、罢免、提升、开除、指派、奖赏或惩戒其他僱员；或者负有下列责任者：管理僱员或调节他们的不满，或能有效地对这些活动提出建议。 (2)〈美〉镇的主要官员 指在密执安、伊利诺伊等州拥有法定职责并在州议会〔general assembly〕或县监督委员会〔county board of supervisors〕代表其所在镇的官员。 (3)公路管理员
supervisor, n. 1. One having authority over others; a manager or overseer. • Under the National Labor Relations Act, a supervisor is any individual having authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, discipline, and handle grievances of other employees, by exercising independent judgment. 2. The chief administrative officer of a town or