oversight : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: oversight	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oversight n an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something Synonym(s): oversight, inadvertence management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group Synonym(s): supervision, supervising, superintendence, oversight a mistake resulting from inattention Synonym(s): oversight, lapse
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oversight \O"ver*sight`\, n. 1. Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision. 2. An overlooking; an omission; an error. --Hooker. 3. Escape from an overlooked peril. [R.] [bd]His fool-happy oversight.[b8] --Spenser. Syn: Superintendence; supervision; inspection; overlooking; inadvertence; neglect; mistake; error; omission.