oversight Definition
over·sight (ō′vər sīt′)
noun
- a superintendence; supervision, esp. when careful or vigilant
- an unintentional, careless mistake or omission
oversight Synonyms
oversight Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- detention: We believe such expenditure is justified, for the reasons we have already given in relation to judicial oversight of detention.
- profession: Independent oversight of the professions is rapidly becoming the major politically acceptable solution to addressing the public interest.
Converse of object
- exercise: The Standing Committee of Deans itself now exercises general oversight in relation to modularisation.
- strengthen: There will be strengthened oversight by a single commissioner to ensure information is not abused.
- maintain: Our committee maintains an oversight of these officers on behalf of the Assembly, through the Secretary for Training.
- remedy: A three-year research project aims to remedy this oversight.
- delegate: The Board has delegated oversight of the Group's Internal Control Policy to the Group Risk Committee.
Adjective modifier
- primatial: The Diocese of San Joaquin has also appealed for alternative primatial oversight.
- episcopal: They want alternative episcopal oversight, which is just a fancy way of saying they want it their way or no way.
- congressional: I removed more checks and balances, and have the least amount of congressional oversight of any presidential administration in US history.
- judicial: The orders would be subject to some judicial oversight.
- Episcopal: In most parts of the Church of England parishes which have opted for extended Episcopal oversight are very small in number.
- pastoral: John Wesley, under the pastoral oversight of itinerant ministers who met at an annual conference.
Modifies a noun
- committee: Once tasked, the Director of Central Intelligence must notify the intelligence oversight committees of the Congress.
- hearing: In the first session of the 106 th Congress, oversight hearings were held on implementation of various programs under these major authorities.
- responsibility: That was done by a few managers breaking the rules and by a few boards not fulfilling their oversight responsibilities.
- mechanism: Three: there is no oversight mechanism that holds federal agencies and critical business functions accountable.
- role: However, it was far from clear how the Commissioner would add to existing oversight roles, notably the Legal Services Ombudsman.
Noun used with modifier
- editorial: Individual work becomes available on the web as soon as possible, with only the minimum necessary proofreading and editorial oversight.
- intelligence: Critics say these episodes prove that intelligence oversight by civilians is lax at best.
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