курировавший

What's the meaning of this word in the following sentence? And what's the infinitive form of it?

- Он приблизил к себе Башара, вызвав его из Лондона, и поручил ему несколько функций, сделал его своим политическим советником, заставил его пройти курсы в военной академии, присвоил ему звание полковника и доверил несколько важных миссий, таких, например, как борьбу с коррупцией, фактически он возглавлял структуру, курировавшую борьбу с коррупцией, - а это колоссальная проблема для Сирии.

Курировать.
Supervisory structure?

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фактически он возглавлял структуру, курировавшую борьбу с коррупцией

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Could it be something like:

In fact, we was the head of the organization, that was leading the battle against corruption?

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Originally Posted by saibot

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фактически он возглавлял структуру, курировавшую борьбу с коррупцией

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Could it be something like:

In fact, we was the head of the organization, that was leading the battle against corruption?

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I think supervising would be a more precise translation than leading.

I think the verb is "supervised" in the text given, and the infinitive is "to supervise":

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supervise vt (person, activity) курировать (impf)

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Collins Russian Dictionary 671 (2003)

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supervise (past and past participle supervised, present participle supervising, 3rd person present singular supervises) transitive and intransitive verb . . . 1. oversee activity: to watch over an activity or task being carried out by somebody and ensure that it is performed correctly 2. oversee people: to be in charge of a group of people engaged in an activity or task and keep order or ensure that they perform it correctly

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Encarta(R) World English Dictionary [North American Edition](2005) http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/supervised.html