chief superintendent

collocation in English

meaningsofchiefandsuperintendent

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chief
noun[C]
uk
/tʃiːf/us
/tʃiːf/
the person in charge of a group or organization, or the ruler of ...
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superintendent
noun[C]
uk
/ˌsuː.pə.rɪnˈten.dənt/us
/ˌsuː.pə.pɚ.ɪnˈten.dənt/
a person who is in charge of work done in a particular department, office, etc., or who is responsible for keeping a building or place in ...
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(Definition ofchiefandsuperintendentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The new proposals will apply to ranks up to and including the rank ofchiefsuperintendent.
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The inquiries blamed thechiefsuperintendentand his colleague, not the individual officers.
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As a station sergeant he may get £825 to £855 per year; as an inspector, £895 to £960; as a chief inspector, £985 to £1,060; as achiefsuperintendent£1,685 to £1,805.
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Too often, when we have just got used to achiefsuperintendent, he is moved to another area.
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People should apply to thechiefsuperintendentof the division in which they live, but he does not take the decisions.
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Thechiefsuperintendentin charge of the division was on leave.
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Within the traffic district there are five traffic divisions, each under achiefsuperintendent.
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The retention of the rank ofchiefsuperintendentwill enhance that flexibility; the loss of it will reduce that flexibility.
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The other day, thechiefsuperintendentof my area went to one of his major police stations at 3 am.
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That has not happened but, if it did, it is hard to believe that the buck stops atchiefsuperintendentlevel.
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We have also seconded achiefsuperintendentto coordinate relations with the police and the provision of police support for immigration service operations.
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Information on the senior officers down tochiefsuperintendentlevel in each force is set out in the table.
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We have in my town a vigilant police force and achiefsuperintendentwho recognises the priority of the problem.
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This is the level of superintendent orchiefsuperintendent.
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Let us take as an example the rank ofchiefsuperintendent.
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In accordance with normal practice, the emergency services' response was co-ordinated by the senior police officer present, the divisionalchiefsuperintendent.
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In other words, the badges of thechiefsuperintendent, the chief inspector and the deputy chief constable would remain and could be worn.
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It recommended that the ranks of deputy chief constable,chiefsuperintendentand chief inspector should be abolished.
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In these circumstances the superintendent orchiefsuperintendentin charge, being a non-overtime grade, will be overtaken subsequently in earnings by many of his subordinates.
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