What is the meaning of oversight?

An unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something.
- synonyms: inadvertence
Management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group.
- synonyms: supervision, supervising, superintendence
A mistake resulting from inattention.
- synonyms: lapse

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