OVERSIGHT


Meaning of OVERSIGHT in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: Middle English, from overseen to oversee, after Middle English seen to see: sight

1. : watchful care : general supervision : management

you to whom oversight of the University is entrusted — N.M.Pusey

2. : an act of overlooking or something overlooked : omission or error due to inadvertence

whether by oversight or intention — G.B.Shaw

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.