superintending

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present participle of superintend
superintending control
The authority that a higher court has to issue an order specifically ordering a lower court to perform (or stop performing) a certain action
superintend
To oversee the work of others; to supervise
superintend
To administer the affairs of something or someone

A posse of Dublin Metropolitan police superintended by the Chief Commissioner in person maintained order in the vast throng for whom the York street brass and reed band whiled away the intervening time by admirably rendering on their blackdraped instruments the matchless melody endeared to us from the cradle by Speranza's plaintive muse.

superintend
to have the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement
superintend
{v} to oversee, to take the care
superintend
{f} look after, supervise, oversee, manage; act as superintendent
superintend
watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"
superintend
To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee with the power of direction; to take care of with authority; to supervise; as, an officer superintends the building of a ship or the construction of a fort
superintend
If you superintend something, you have responsibility for ensuring that it is carried out properly. During the interval, Linton superintended a prize draw. to be in charge of something, and control how it is done = supervise (superintendere, from intendere )
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