task-mastership
tər, ˈtɑskˌmɑ noun
1.
a person whose function it is to assign tasks, especially burdensome ones, to others.
2.
a person who supervises rigorously the work of others.
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| —n | |
| a person, discipline, etc, that enforces work, esp hard or continuous work: his teacher is a hard taskmaster | |
| 'taskmistress | |
| —fem n | |
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