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How to pronounce oversight in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms lapse
Type of error, fault, mistake
Type Words
Synonyms inadvertence
Type of omission
Type Words
Synonyms superintendence, supervising, supervision
Type of direction, management
Has types invigilation

Examples of oversight

oversight
City officials changed their oversight procedures to catch any similar problems.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Critics say more oversight is needed to protect the privacy rights of Americans.
From the voanews.com
Especially not when it comes to any investigative oversight of the City Council.
From the suntimes.com
How much or how little oversight by us would be needed to keep the quality high?
From the techcrunch.com
The report includes excellent recommendations to strengthen financial oversight.
From the freep.com
They call for tighter controls over and more oversight into technology expenses.
From the heraldtribune.com
It wasn't a snub, but instead just an oversight, I told Farley, tongue in cheek.
From the timesunion.com
Provide oversight of mid-study changes in study conduct phase until study close.
From the jobview.monster.com
No, Time isn't completely clueless, and this article is no mistake or oversight.
From the curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com
More examples
  • An unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
  • Supervision: management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
  • A mistake resulting from inattention
  • Oversight (foaled 1906 in Calvados Lower Normandy) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred by American sportsman William Kissam Vanderbilt at his Haras du Quesnay stud farm, he was out of the mare, First Sight, a daughter of the 1893 English Triple Crown champion, Isinglass. ...
  • "Oversight" is the fourth episode of season two of the CBS drama Jericho. It was broadcast on March 4, 2008.
  • An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten; supervision or management
  • Analysis of how the agencies of the executive department go about the performance of their duties is an important responsibility of committees.
  • Oversight involves monitoring change implementation through a governance structure, as well as tracking and reporting implementation progress and risks. ...
  • A nonlegislative power of Congress to investigate and examine the activities of executive branch agencies.