oversight

noun

over·sight | \ˈō-vər-ˌsīt

Definition of oversight

1a : watchful and responsible care you to whom oversight of the University is entrusted— N. M. Pusey

b : regulatory supervision congressional oversight The new manager was given oversight of the project.

2 : an inadvertent omission or error whether by oversight or intention— G. B. Shaw The error was a simple oversight.

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Examples of oversight in a Sentence

The fact that you didn't get an invitation is surely just an oversight. The error was a simple oversight. The new manager was given oversight of the project.

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Trump and Rosenstein have long had a contentious relationship because of Rosenstein’s oversight of the investigation, and there has been speculation that Trump would fire him, too. — Cindy Otis, Teen Vogue, "Why Jeff Sessions's Resignation May Be Sketchier Than You Think," 8 Nov. 2018 Puerto Rico’s oversight board expects inflation to stay below 1.6% through the 2023 fiscal year. — Julie Wernau, WSJ, "Rising Costs Feared to Crimp Puerto Rico’s Building Boom," 6 Nov. 2018 More public oversight of facial recognition may be coming. — Diana Budds, Curbed, "Facial recognition is becoming one of the 21st century’s biggest public space issues," 19 Oct. 2018 The oversight boards of some states are the industry themselves. — German Lopez, Vox, "Why you shouldn’t dismiss the risk of marijuana addiction," 20 Aug. 2018 On Friday, the judge also ruled on a number of requests by the ACLU to increase oversight of the reunification process. — Kristina Davis, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Trump administration outlines plan to reunify remaining 2,500 separated children," 14 July 2018 McCaskill, who is running in a competitive re-election race in her home state, has made oversight of companies that manufacture and distribute painkillers a priority this Congress. — Lev Facher, STAT, "System for reporting suspicious opioid orders repeatedly failed, report finds," 12 July 2018 The island is also mired in a financial crisis after declaring a form of bankruptcy last year and is under an oversight board based in the United States. — Katie Zezima, Washington Post, "Puerto Rico pushes for statehood, calling it a civil rights issue," 27 June 2018 Though projections that showed enormous deficits and cash flow problems have been erased for now, the city will continue reporting to the oversight board. — Jenna Carlesso, Courant Community, "Oversight Board Approves Budget, End-Of-Year Subsidy For Hartford," 7 June 2018

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