Officer and Supervisor

Officer

Officer noun - A person who holds a public office.

Usage example: an officer of the court

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Supervisor and officer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supervisor" instead a noun "Officer".

Nearby Words: official, office, officered, officering

Supervisor noun - A person who manages or directs something.

Usage example: the salesclerk said she would have to ask her supervisor if I could return the defective CD without a receipt

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Officer and supervisor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Officer" instead a noun "Supervisor".

old	old officer	old supervisor
female	female officer	female supervisor
friendly	friendly officer	friendly supervisor
single	single officer	single supervisor
Other adjectives: gay, loyal, young, new, former, competent, said, unnamed.

Supervisor Timmson of the NTPD shows up for a total of 11 panels, and spends three of those panels laying down a profanity-spiced ass-chewing on an erring officer.

Source: Webcomic / Data Chasers
After a 20 minute chase a supervisor wandered by the operator's station and pointed out that the "suspicious person" was the officer in question.

Source: Wild Goose Chase
The trope does come into play when the officer's supervisor treats it like a joke and the victim's girlfriend blames him for "cheating" on her (until Olivia sets her straight).

Source: Series / Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

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