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- adjective Having
supervision , or the leadership or oversight of others, as a quality, function or role.
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Examples
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That's a great legacy on its own, but Molina has recently courted controversy for proposing to change the supervisorial district lines as done every decade of Los Angeles County so that two districts fall in Latino-majority areas, the thinking being such shuffling will ensure two Latinos on the Board of Supervisors.
Gustavo Arellano: ¡ASK A MEXICAN!: Shrek Mascots and Redistricting Gustavo Arellano 2011
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In what is plainly intended as a "gotcha" argument, they assert that Supervisor Gloria Molina -- who currently supports the creation of the second Latino supervisorial district to guard against a VRA suit -- wrote a 2001 Times op-ed critical of the VRA and of the Cano case.
Thomas A. Saenz: Argument That Voting Rights Act Is Dead in Los Angeles Demonstrates the Opposite Thomas A. Saenz 2011
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In what is plainly intended as a "gotcha" argument, they assert that Supervisor Gloria Molina -- who currently supports the creation of the second Latino supervisorial district to guard against a VRA suit -- wrote a 2001 Times op-ed critical of the VRA and of the Cano case.
Thomas A. Saenz: Argument That Voting Rights Act Is Dead in Los Angeles Demonstrates the Opposite Thomas A. Saenz 2011
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In what is plainly intended as a "gotcha" argument, they assert that Supervisor Gloria Molina -- who currently supports the creation of the second Latino supervisorial district to guard against a VRA suit -- wrote a 2001 Times op-ed critical of the VRA and of the Cano case.
Thomas A. Saenz: Argument That Voting Rights Act Is Dead in Los Angeles Demonstrates the Opposite Thomas A. Saenz 2011
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That's a great legacy on its own, but Molina has recently courted controversy for proposing to change the supervisorial district lines as done every decade of Los Angeles County so that two districts fall in Latino-majority areas, the thinking being such shuffling will ensure two Latinos on the Board of Supervisors.
Gustavo Arellano: ¡ASK A MEXICAN!: Shrek Mascots and Redistricting Gustavo Arellano 2011
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If it ends badly, you may have a hard time getting from him the plum assignments, exposure and supervisorial support that are crucial to career success.
Joy Chen: Should You Have Sex With Your Boss to Get Ahead? 2010
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I sat in a bar with about 50 people watching the debate during a political fundraiser for a local progressive supervisorial candidate. 46 were Obama supporters, 4 supported McCain.
What McCain Didn't Do At The Debate: Force A Sarah Palin Moment 2009
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Bevan Dufty has snagged the most sumptuous supervisorial office on the corner of McAllister and Van Ness, which until recently housed Tom Ammiano.
Archive 2009-01-01 sfmike 2009
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Bevan Dufty has snagged the most sumptuous supervisorial office on the corner of McAllister and Van Ness, which until recently housed Tom Ammiano.
Board of Supervisors 3: Party in The Halls sfmike 2009
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Boundaries of voting precincts: Judicial townships, supervisorial districts, school districts, high school districts, levee districts, drainage improvement ... districts, Riverside County California by A.
20,000 Ballots counted in Riverside Co (CA) AFTER votes were certified? 2009
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