intendente
Meanings
Noun
1. manager, supervisor (a person whose job is to manage a business)
2. intendant (a high-ranking local administrator in the Spanish Empire) (historical)
3. quartermaster general (military)
4. governor, intendant (the leader of a region) (Chile)
5. a rank in the National Police (Colombia)
6. intendant (the leader of a special semi-autonomous district) (Costa Rica)
7. intendant (a local government administrator) (Cuba)
8. inspector (Ecuador, Mexico, law enforcement)
9. intendant (the leader of a district) (Paraguay)
10. intendant (the leader of a department) (Uruguay)
Examples3
El padre fue intendente, pero él prefirió no entrar en la política.
His father was a mayor, but he didn't want to engage in politics.
El intendente cortó la cinta con una tijera gigante.
The mayor cut the ribbon with a pair of giant scissors.
El intendente ya tiene un par de ideas para el año que viene.
The Mayor already has a few ideas for next year!