oversight
nounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt//
- Canada//ˈoʊvɚˌsaɪt//
- Canada/[ˈoʊvɚˌsʌɪt]/
- Australia//ˈəʉvəˌsɑet//
- New Zealand//ˈɐʉ̯vəˌsaɪt//
An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.
noun
- 1
An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.
A small oversight at this stage can lead to big problems later.
- 2
Supervision or management.
oversight mechanism
The bureaucracy was subject to government oversight.
It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.
The drone operation is subject to strict regulatory oversight. Russell notes that due to UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and privacy laws, BTP can only fly its drones if they have a named specific purpose to do so.
- 3
Overview.
A large map of the kingdom, in which the Protestant churches, including the Unitarian, are indicated in colors, gives a convenient oversight of the matter treated of by the writer.
Etymology
From over- + sight. Verb sense 2 is a semantic loan from German Aufsicht.
verb
- 1
To oversee; to supervise.
- 2
To suppress content in a way that removes or minimizes its visibility or viewability.
Forms
- plural
- oversights
- past tense
- oversighted
- past participle
- oversighted
- present participle
- oversighting
- third person singular
- oversights
oversight · An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.
overtake · To pass a slower moving object or entity (on the side closest…overthrow · To bring about the downfall of (a government, etc.),…overtime · Working time outside of one's regular hours.