o·ver·sight

[oh-ver-sahyt]
noun
1.
an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
2.
unintentional failure to notice or consider; lack of proper attention: Owing to my oversight, the letter was sent unsigned.
3.
supervision; watchful care: a person responsible for the oversight of the organization.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see over-, sight

overlook, oversee, oversight.


1, 2. mistake, blunder, slip. 2. lapse, neglect, inattention. 3. management, direction, control; surveillance.
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oversight (ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  an omission or mistake, esp one made through failure to notice something
2.  supervision

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Word Origin & History

oversight
14c., "supervision," from over + sight. Meaning "omission of notice, fact of passing over without seeing" attested from late 15c.; cf. oversee.
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Example sentences
It strongly suggests a past failure of political oversight.
Evidently, nobody took any of this into account-an oversight that amounts to a
  big failure of leadership.
The oversight has been corrected over at my site and you've been compared to a
  delicious steak.
Nonetheless, the audit recommended changes to loan guarantees to improve
  management and oversight.
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