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Greek normally uses the definite article much more often than English.
- Ο προϊστάμενος = the manager / the supervisor
- η συνάντηση = the meeting
The forms here are:
- ο = masculine singular nominative
- η = feminine singular nominative
They match the gender and grammatical role of the noun they go with.
προϊστάμενος usually means supervisor, manager, or person in charge.
It comes from the verb προΐσταμαι, meaning to be in charge of or to preside over. In everyday modern Greek, ο προϊστάμενος is a common workplace word for someone above you in the hierarchy.