supervision
Americannoun
Usage
What does supervision mean? Supervision is the act of overseeing or watching over someone or something.Supervision is the noun form of the verb supervise, meaning to oversee or watch over. You can supervise a project, but most of the time supervision means supervising people, especially parents supervising their children or a manager or supervisor supervising their employees.Someone or something being supervised is said to be under supervision. When it’s used in the context of adults watching children, the word often appears in the phrases parental supervision and adult supervision. Children or other people who can’t be left alone are said to need constant supervision.Example: All children in this building must be under adult supervision.
Other Word Forms
- nonsupervision noun
- presupervision noun
- prosupervision adjective
Etymology
Origin of supervision
1615–25; < Medieval Latin supervīsiōn- (stem of supervīsiō ) oversight, equivalent to super- super- + vīsiōn- vision
Example Sentences
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If agency rule writers use the technology as a sort of research assistant with plenty of supervision and transparency, it could be useful and save time.
From Salon
Entry and exit "will be permitted in coordination with Egypt, following prior security clearance of individuals by Israel, and under the supervision of the European Union mission", it added.
From Barron's
Congress has granted important functions to the Fed in bank regulation and supervision.
Inmates were not under the supervision of guards during the interviews, and AFP has changed their names.
From Barron's
McMullan said Lilly is still under the supervision of a vet and faces a high risk of infection from the dog bites.
From BBC
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