oversight

S2 W2

BrE /ˈəʊvəsɪt/ AmE /ˈoʊvərsɪt/

noun en → es

1 SUPERVISION [uncountable] B2

the job of watching and making sure that people do their work correctly or safely

supervisión, vigilancia

  • oversight of somebody/something

Collocations oversight of a project · oversight of employees

  • The company has strict oversight of its suppliers.

    La empresa tiene una estricta supervisión de sus proveedores.

2 MISTAKE [uncountable] C1

an error or mistake made because something was not noticed or thought about carefully enough

omisión, descuido

  • oversight of somebody/something

Collocations oversight in a report · oversight in the budget

  • There was an oversight in the calculations.

    Hubo un descuido en los cálculos.

3 GOVERNMENT [uncountable] C1

the work of a government department or committee that controls and checks other organizations to make sure they are following rules correctly

control, vigilancia gubernamental

  • oversight by somebody/something

Collocations oversight by the government · oversight of a program

  • The committee has oversight over all departments.

    El comité tiene control sobre todas las dependencias.

4 ORGANIZATION [uncountable] C1

the work of an organization that controls and checks other organizations to make sure they are following rules correctly

supervisión, control

  • oversight by somebody/something

Collocations oversight of a company · oversight of an industry

  • The board has oversight over all operations.

    El consejo tiene supervisión sobre todas las operaciones.

5 LEGAL [uncountable] C1

the legal right of a government or organization to control and check other organizations to make sure they are following rules correctly

jurisdicción, autoridad

  • oversight over somebody/something

Collocations oversight over a territory · oversight over an agency

  • The government has oversight over the military.

    El gobierno tiene jurisdicción sobre el ejército.

6 PROJECT [uncountable] C1

the work of a committee or group that controls and checks a project to make sure it is following rules correctly

supervisión, control

  • oversight by somebody/something

Collocations oversight of a project · oversight of a construction site

  • The committee has oversight over the construction project.

    El comité tiene control sobre el proyecto de construcción.

7 LEGAL [uncountable] C1

the legal right of a government or organization to control and check a project to make sure it is following rules correctly

jurisdicción, autoridad

  • oversight over somebody/something

Collocations oversight over a project · oversight over an initiative

  • The government has oversight over the environmental project.

    El gobierno tiene jurisdicción sobre el proyecto ambiental.

8 LEGAL [uncountable] C1

the legal right of a court to hear and decide cases involving certain types of issues or people

jurisdicción, competencia

  • oversight over somebody/something

Collocations oversight over a case · oversight over a territory

  • The court has oversight over all cases involving minors.

    El tribunal tiene competencia sobre todos los casos que involucran menores.