oversight
- an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
- unintentional failure to notice or consider; lack of proper attention: Owing to my oversight, the letter was sent unsigned.
- supervision; watchful care: a person responsible for the oversight of the organization.
Origin of oversight
Synonyms for oversight
See more synonyms for on Thesaurus.comRelated Words for oversight
lapse, neglect, mistake, control, management, surveillance, handling, maintenance, inspection, overlook, miscue, default, fault, inattention, error, laxity, blunder, blank, chasm, derelictionExamples from the Web for oversight
Contemporary Examples of oversight
They have argued in court that they are not public and therefore they are not subject to the oversight that public entities are.
Third, the destruction: These hedge-fund managers want to eliminate all limits and oversight of charter schools.
The omission of contributor information on future reports should not be assumed to be an oversight.
The lack of oversight is perhaps the worst aspect of this type of work.
Roark was a staffer on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and focused on NSA oversight.
Historical Examples of oversight
But those who judge thus are guilty of a most remarkable act of oversight.
FreelandTheodor Hertzka
By any thinking man the effect of this oversight will be instantly perceived.
Ruggles of Red GapHarry Leon Wilson
"He calls an oversight forgery, sir," returned the latter huskily.
Homeward BoundJames Fenimore Cooper
"Nor I either," said he, half chagrined, for his move was an oversight.
The O'DonoghueCharles James Lever
This word is in the original text printed twice by an oversight.
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oversight
- an omission or mistake, esp one made through failure to notice something
- supervision