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oversight noun [ ˈəʊvəsʌɪt ]

• an unintentional failure to notice or do something.
• "he had simply missed Parsons out by an oversight"
Similar: mistake, error, fault, failure, omission, lapse, inaccuracy, slip, blunder, faux pas, miscalculation, slip-up, boo-boo, fail, boob, goof, carelessness, inattention, neglect, negligence, forgetfulness, inadvertence, laxity, dereliction, neglectfulness,
• the action of overseeing something.
• "effective oversight of the financial reporting process"
Similar: supervision, surveillance, superintendence, inspection, charge, care, administration, management, government, direction, control, command, handling, custody,


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