oversight
11oversight — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)saɪt[/t]] oversights 1) N COUNT If there has been an oversight, someone has forgotten to do something which they should have done. William was angered and embarrassed by his oversight... By an unfortunate oversight, full instructions… …
12oversight — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ unfortunate ▪ administrative PREPOSITION ▪ by (an) oversight ▪ By an oversight, we did not send out the agenda for the meeting …
13oversight — UK [ˈəʊvə(r)ˌsaɪt] / US [ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt] noun Word forms oversight : singular oversight plural oversights 1) [countable] something that you do not notice or think of that causes problems later Employees were paid late due to an oversight in the… …
14Oversight — For the process to permanently remove privacy violating content from Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Oversight. Oversight may refer to: Regulation – rulemaking Separation of powers (checks and balances) the concept of separate branches of government or… …
15oversight — o|ver|sight [ˈəuvəsaıt US ˈouvər ] n [U and C] 1.) a mistake in which you forget something or do not notice something ▪ I assure you that this was purely an oversight on my part. 2.) have oversight of sth to be in charge of something ▪ He has… …
16oversight — o|ver|sight [ ouvər,saıt ] noun 1. ) count something you do not notice or think of that causes problems later: Employees were paid late due to an oversight in the accounting department. 2. ) uncount FORMAL the job of checking that a process or… …
17oversight — noun (C, U) 1 a mistake that you make by not noticing something or by forgetting to do something: I assure you that this was purely an oversight on my part. 2 have oversight of to be in charge of a piece of work and check that it is satisfactory …
18oversight — /oh veuhr suyt /, n. 1. an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights. 2. unintentional failure to notice or consider; lack of proper attention: Owing to my oversight, the letter was sent unsigned. 3.… …
19oversight — noun a) An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten. A small oversight at this stage can lead to big problems later. b) supervision or management The bureaucracy was subject to government oversight …
20oversight — noun 1) a stupid oversight Syn: mistake, error, omission, lapse, slip, blunder; informal slip up, boo boo, goof, flub 2) the omission was due to oversight Syn: carelessness, inattention …
