The meaning of OVERSIGHT is watchful and responsible care. How to use oversight in a sentence.

oversight noun (RESPONSIBILITY) [ U ] responsibility for a job or activity and for making sure it is being done correctly:

OVERSIGHT definition: an omission or error due to carelessness. See examples of oversight used in a sentence.

OVERSIGHT meaning: 1 : a mistake made because someone forgets or fails to notice something; 2 : the act or job of directing work that is being done

If someone has oversight of a process or system, they are responsible for making sure that it works efficiently and correctly.

[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 …

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: oversight /ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt/ n an omission or mistake, esp one made through failure to notice something supervision