oversight

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oversight

The manager's oversight led to a small error in the report.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A mistake resulting from inattention: An error or failure to notice or do something, often due to carelessness.
    • Management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group: The function of supervising, watching over, and directing something.
    • An unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something: Something that has been forgotten or missed accidentally.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Mistake):
    • The accounting error was a simple oversight that was quickly corrected.
    • Due to an oversight, your name was left off the guest list.
  • Noun (Supervision):
    • The committee provides oversight for all new construction projects.
    • The new law increases government oversight of the financial industry.
Advanced Usage
  • "under the oversight of": being supervised or managed by a person or group.
    • The project was completed under the oversight of a senior engineer.
  • "to have oversight of/over something": to be responsible for supervising something.
    • She has oversight of the entire marketing department.
Variants and Related Words
  • Oversee (verb): To watch over and direct (work or people).
    • He was hired to oversee the manufacturing process.
  • Overseer (noun): A person who supervises others, especially workers.
    • The overseer ensured the team met its daily targets.
Synonyms
  • Supervision: The action of supervising someone or something.
  • Mistake: An action or judgment that is misguided or wrong.
  • Omission: Someone or something that has been left out or excluded.
Related Phrases
  • "lapse in oversight": a temporary failure in supervision or attention.
    • The security breach was caused by a lapse in oversight.
  • "regulatory oversight": supervision by a government or official body to ensure rules are followed.
    • The industry lacks sufficient regulatory oversight.
Related Idioms
  • "A slip of the pen is an oversight, a slip of the tongue is a mistake.": This proverb distinguishes between a minor written error (oversight) and a potentially more serious spoken error.
oversight

The manager's oversight led to a small error in the report.

Noun
  1. a mistake resulting from inattention
  2. management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
  3. an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something

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