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