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OVERSIGHT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mistake resulting from inattentionplay

Synonyms:

lapse; oversight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("oversight" is a kind of...):

error; fault; mistake (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or groupplay

Synonyms:

oversight; superintendence; supervising; supervision

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("oversight" is a kind of...):

direction; management (the act of managing something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oversight"):

invigilation (keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice somethingplay

Synonyms:

inadvertence; oversight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("oversight" is a kind of...):

omission (neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The Clinical Trials Protocol and Data Management Shared Resource provides administrative support for Clinical Trials: assistance with protocol and budget development, submission and maintenance of IRB documentation, transmission of required information to study sponsors and federal oversight agencies, coordination of IRB approval, protocol conduct and data collection with affiliated institutions, data retrieval and data transcription in compliance within the guidelines of GCP, quality assurance to ensure completeness and accuracy of data, maintenance of protocol and patient registration system, protocol monitoring and generation of reports, hiring/training of data managers, contract development and management.

(Clinical Trials Protocol and Data Management Shared Resource, NCI Thesaurus)




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