officially to do something O The inspectors instructed the restaurant to replace its kitchen equipment. O The firemen instructed us to leave the building. 2. to show someone how to do something O The stewardess will instruct you in ways of evacuating the air-

One who is in charge of a particular department or unit, as in a governmental agency or school system, One who supervises; an overseer; an inspector; a superintendent_ as, the supervisor of a coal-mine; a supervisor of the customs or of the excise, a program that controls the execution of other programs

someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication, One who reviews or re‰xamines; an inspector; one who examines publications critically, and publishes his opinion upon their merits; a professional critic of books, One who reviews, especially one who writes reviews, as for a newspaper or magazine

an investigator who observes carefully, A police officer, typically holding a rank one below superintendent, and in some cases in charge of several precincts, One who is appointed or employed to inspect something