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oversight
[ oh-ver-sahyt ]
noun
- an omission or error due to carelessness:
My bank statement is full of oversights.
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- unintentional failure to notice or consider; lack of proper attention:
Owing to my oversight, the letter was sent unsigned.
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- supervision; watchful care:
a person responsible for the oversight of the organization.
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oversight
/ ˈəʊəˌɪ /
noun
- an omission or mistake, esp one made through failure to notice something
- supervision
Word History and Origins
Origin of oversight1
Example Sentences
Pelley disclosed the show had been facing increased corporate oversight because of Paramount’s desire to win the Trump administration’s approval of the Skydance deal.
He said another priority was for the Welsh government to strengthen its processes of holding the NHs to account, describing current oversight systems "complex" and "muddy".
CBS executives not authorized to comment noted that “60 Minutes” has a long history of operating independently and Owens was likely not used to the additional oversight implemented in recent months.
Citing “rampant fraud and meritless claims,” the administration last month issued a memo ordering sanctions and stricter oversight of immigration attorneys.
Behind those names is a matrix of oversight boards, some made up of experts from government, business, housing development and homeless services and others of city and county elected officials and prominent nonprofit leaders.
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