oversight

Plural: oversights

Noun

• an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
• management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
• a mistake resulting from inattention
• An omission; something that is left out, missed, or forgotten.
• Supervision or management.
• Overview.

Verb

• To oversee; to supervise.
• To suppress content in a way that removes or minimizes its visibility or viewability.

Examples

• A small oversight at this stage can lead to big problems later.
• The bureaucracy was subject to government oversight.

Synonyms

inadvertence, lapse, superintendence, supervising, supervision