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oversee

[oh-ver-see]

verb (used with object), -saw, -seen, -see·ing.

to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.

to see or observe secretly or unintentionally: We happened to oversee the burglar leaving the premises. He was overseen stealing the letters.

to survey or watch, as from a higher position.

to look over; examine; inspect.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English overseen, Old English ofersēon. See over-, see¹

Can be confused: overlook, oversee, oversight.

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Example Sentences

Some sports and entertainment areas will report directly to executives outside the newsroom who oversee advertising sales.

Oversee solicitation plans and processes including proposal writing, compliance and stewardship.

Oversee preparation and implementation of development communication strategies.

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Some sports and entertainment areas will report directly to executives outside the newsroom who oversee advertising sales.

Oversee solicitation plans and processes including proposal writing, compliance and stewardship.

Oversee preparation and implementation of development communication strategies.

Warnings are being issued regarding the need for international rules to oversee the access and exploitation of these resources.

It is not the presidents job to personally oversee and issue permits.

Cohn was asked to head up a government effort to oversee the production of albumin.

It might have been less work with a professional contractor or architect to oversee the project.

It's basically admitting that it doesn't really have the chops to oversee big,.

McChrystal to oversee an initiative in support of military families described incorrectly.

The bill also creates an ombudsman position to oversee private student loans.

Oversee research, development, and production of development communication tools/.

The federal government may oversee the operation of the grid but it doesn't expand it.

Grigg said local agencies usually oversee levees, which are hard to keep in top shape.

Ahern's local and was naming the parent union's retiring chief of staff to oversee the local's operations.

It also would establish a new agency to oversee consumer lending.

On the other hand, nation-states jealously guard the right to oversee their own banks.

It doesn't take many scientists/engineers to oversee significant work.

The chosen candidate will develop programs to build and retain membership and oversee the production of all press materials.

Black will oversee marketing, sales and operations for the.

Hired, scheduled, and trained staff to oversee lab and provide support to users.

It is the religious authorities that oversee marriage, divorce and inheritance.

He advocates the creation of an external organization to oversee large-scale collaborations with the drug industry.

Most members of the agencies that oversee gene experiments seem to be leaning toward continuing with the research.

Other executives formerly in charge of specific programs will now oversee creative development and political coverage.

Admissions offices no longer oversee the flow of information to prospective students.

He has appointed a blathering anti-capitalist to oversee the banks.

Lynch will oversee a team that includes two seasoned game professionals.

To fix a broken financial system and to oversee its proper functioning in the future you need experts.

She will oversee a task force to administer the program.

The president, who will head a special oil council to oversee the changes, says he wants the reforms completed in six months.

And he recommends the development of a new regulatory body to oversee offshore wind power.

They set up a new international body to oversee the task.

The selection of the right person to oversee the operation of an overseas project or partnership is crucial.

The president stood down as head of the caretaker government that had been supposed to oversee the elections.

If you can't oversee the distance that you need to stop, you'll be in trouble, big time.

Evans will oversee the origination and execution of transactions.

They now oversee cable and long-distance satellite service on campus as well as the whole spectrum of telecommunications.

None has been prosecuted, and this year the government set up a committee to oversee such cases.

He will continue to oversee the studio and the parks and resorts business.

What worries me is our inability to oversee our resources.

Investors are already returning in droves but it is not yet clear who is empowered to oversee the contracts.

O'Neal and oversee the company's operational activities.

The overstretched court system, alas, is in no shape to oversee such a process.

Sheridan was being promoted to oversee municipal issues.

The prisoners there have access to lawyers, and the federal courts oversee habeas corpus cases.

It said he had been able to falsify his research because his supervisors trusted him and did not oversee his work closely.

So firms have backed business-minded groups to design and oversee codes of conduct.

Jacobson would continue to oversee development of live-action films.

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World English Dictionary

oversee (ˌəʊvəˈsiː)

—vb , -sees, -seeing, -saw, -seen
1.	to watch over and direct; supervise
2.	to watch secretly or accidentally

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Word Origin & History

oversee

O.E. oferseon "to look down upon, keep watch over," from ofer "over" + seon "to see" (see see). Meaning "to supervise" is attested from mid-15c. The verb lacks the double sense of similar overlook (q.v.), but this emerges in the noun form oversight.

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