Oversight

Origin

- + sight.

Full definition of oversight

Noun

1. An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.
   A small oversight at this stage can lead to big problems later.
2. Supervision or management.
• 2013-08-10, Can China clean up fast enough?, It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.
3. The bureaucracy was subject to government oversight.