Oversight

Word OVERSIGHT
Character 9
Hyphenation o ver sight
Pronunciations /ˈoʊvə(ɹ)ˌsaɪt/

Definitions and meanings of "Oversight"

What do we mean by oversight?

An unintentional omission or mistake. noun

Watchful care or management; supervision. noun

Superintendence; inspection; watchful care. noun

A mistake of inadvertence; an overlooking; omission; error. noun

Synonyms Supervision, inspection, control, direction, management, charge. noun

Inadvertence, etc. (see negligence), mistake, blunder, slip. noun

Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision. noun

An overlooking; an omission; an error. noun

Escape from an overlooked peril. noun

An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten. noun

Supervision or management noun

Management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group noun

A mistake resulting from inattention noun

An unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something noun

An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.

Supervision or management.

Overview

Managerial term used to descibed a fuck up commited by themselves Urban Dictionary

When you make a serious mistake but you don't want to admit that you fucked up, you say that "there was an oversight." Used in a professional setting as a futile attempt to make serious errors sound better. Urban Dictionary

A major screwup for which nobody is willing to accept the blame. The error isn't important enought to the person who made the mistake to acknowledge; however, the victim of the error suffers greatly. A meaningless apology may be offered. A prime example of Doublespeak. Urban Dictionary

Noun. 1. Completely disregarding or overlooking something crucial that results in a catastrophic end. Urban Dictionary

Citation Oversight is weasel wording for admission of plagiarism. It is a cowardly way of admitting plagiarism by professors in top-ranked universities who have purloined ideas from others, but a claim of 'citation oversight' as opposed to an admission of plagiarism protects the professors from being fired from their jobs. Note that this protection mechanism is a privilege which is available only to White Professors and Black professors who plagiarize will be promptly fired from their jobs. Urban Dictionary

Hey, Todd, I know you don’t want the creative oversight but don’t have any scenes in the sequel where The Joker acquires his iconic arsenal. That is hack shit. There is no reason he wouldn’t have his joke pistol with a flag that says “Bang.” There’s no reason he wouldn’t already have a crowbar. And include some of the chemistry. The Joker is a biochemical genius. He created psychopathic fish. You need to tie some things into the canon. Urban Dictionary

The opposite of "to pull a POWELL", which means to leak sensitive information, causing sever problems for Apple Coorporation! The ability to prevent one from "pulling a Powell". Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Oversight

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The word "oversight" in example sentences

In Britain oversight is performed both by members of Parliament and by judges. ❋ Walter Pincus (2010)

Persisting in this oversight is a prescription for a degree of misery, social and political instability, and conflict in the twenty-first century that no amount of effort at arms control and crisis management will be able to contain. ❋ Unknown (1999)

But this kind of oversight is not required for new, unorthodox surgical procedures. ❋ Unknown (2000)

The lack of court oversight is the problem, as the prosecutor is essentially free to create conditions or “education programs” (which in a criminal justice context has a frightening ring to it) that meet his personal ends. ❋ Unknown (2010)

What I found appalling about the package was that there was no apparent oversight from the administration. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Russian-built Bushehr reactor has received international approval due to Russia's involvement in the supply and disposal of the fuel and international oversight from the U. N's nuclear watchdog. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And he's confident that the changes being made in oversight of banks and Wall Street should prevent another crisis such as the one that hit financial markets a year ago. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The housing bubble and lack of oversight is on the DEMS. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Don't get me wrong, oversight is something we need in wall street, I just don't want to see it taken too far. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think a lot of the resentment that military brass has for civilian oversight is bullshit, but not all of it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I think the Republicans have been far more successful in promoting the general idea that less oversight is (usually) better, and that the free market will result in better solutions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This culture of secrecy and avoidance of public oversight is appropriate for foreign intelligence work, but is incompatible with the civil liberties oversight and regular information sharing necessary for the success of a domestic cybersecurity program. ❋ Leslie Harris (2010)

They have to be controlled and a strong oversight is need for both of them. shmeckel ❋ Unknown (2009)

All legal service providers would be subject to a code of professional conduct and oversight from a governing college or society. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Whether civic oversight is important, and the kind and extend of such oversight, must be determined by the natures of the societies. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Meanwhile, Whitacre was finding the oversight from the securities lawyers brought in to police GM compliance with the government's fast-track IPO plan grinding. ❋ Ryan McCarthy (2010)

Let's be honest, though; the GOP geniuses are going to be sifting through the expenditures looking for $500 toilet seats or whatever, so I suppose extreme oversight is a good idea (I mean, we all know how important government oversight is to Republicans, cough, cough). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Why wasn't more [whiskey] [ordered]???...''It was an oversight'' ❋ Thefullronnie (2011)

"WHAT THE FUCK MAN WHY IS THERE BLOOD ALL OVER BOB?!! WHAT DID YOU DO?!!?" "There was an [oversight], alright? I didn't know [the gun] was loaded" "[YOU MOTHERFUCKER]" ❋ HuniSenpai (2020)

"We will add your pay raise beginning [next week]. The [paperwork] was mismanaged. We [apologize] for this involuntary oversight. ❋ Vacuityofmind (2013)

[Dude Man] 1: How much gas is in your car? Dude Man 2: Not enough to get to [the gas station]. Dude Man 1: How much was left when you got in your car? Dude Man 2: Didn't check. Dude Man 1: [Critical oversight]. Dumbass ❋ J-kwelin (2023)

Q: Dude, did you hear about the [plagiarism] charge against Prof. [McD] of [the ivy] league university who lifted ideas from a newspaper? A: Yeah, he was a White guy and so the university officials declared it a case of 'citation oversight' and let him off. ❋ Enviroscientist (2020)

[Hym] “I know you don’t want the [creative oversight] but that’s the problem with the Disney [Marvel] movies. No creative oversight. Which is why they are trash.” ❋ Hym Iam (2022)

Dude, you almost left that [prototype] [smart phone] on the counter, but my [Powell-oversight] snatched it off the counter before any Geeks got a look. ❋ P_008 (2010)

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