oversight
noun/ˈəʊvəsaɪt/
/ˈəʊvərsaɪt/
- [countable, uncountable] 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.
Extra Examples- The mistake was due to an unfortunate oversight on my part.
- Through oversight, the bill was still unpaid.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- unfortunate
- administrative
- by (an) oversight
- due to (an) oversight
- through (an) oversight
- …
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- [uncountable] (formal) the state of being in charge of somebody/something
- The committee has oversight of finance and general policy.
Extra Examples- 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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