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📖 Определения и значения для слова oversight

📒 the fact of making a mistake because you forget to do something or you do not notice something

  • I didn't mean to leave her name off the list; it was an oversight.
  • You can never entirely eliminate human error and oversight.
  • The mistake was due to an unfortunate oversight on my part.

📒 the state of being in charge of somebody/something

  • The committee has oversight of finance and general policy.
  • An enquiry was set up under the oversight of the Police Complaints Authority.
  • There is support for a system of independent oversight.
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