Supervision
Head Coach, Director
noun, verbal noun, の adjective
The one who oversees and directs is the one who gives supervision.
監督 refers to the act of supervising or to the person who supervises, such as the head coach of a sports team or a movie director.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
今日は仕事で期末試験を監督しました。
I supervised a final exam today at work.
監督のリーダーシップが、チームを優勝に導きました。
The coach's leadership led the team to victory.
マイケルは、宮崎はやお監督の映画を他のアニメ映画と比べています。
Michael is comparing movies directed by Hayao Miyazaki to other anime movies.
あの映画監督の名前が思い出せないんだけど。何て名前だっけ。
I can't remember the name of that movie director. What was his name?