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oversee
[ oh-ver-see ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
oversee
/ ˌəʊ±¹É™Ëˆ²õ¾±Ë /
verb
- to watch over and direct; supervise
- to watch secretly or accidentally
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Example Sentences
Teslyn Barkman, who oversees trade in the parliament, said the taxes would impact the economy, which is heavily dependent on the sale of fish to the EU and the US.
Celebrity doctor and former TV host Mehmet Oz has been confirmed by the US Senate to run the agency that oversees the healthcare of millions of Americans.
Separately, Trump is overseeing migrant roundups, detentions and deportations that lack any semblance of constitutional due process.
The sizable check — made out to a small, unregistered charity overseen by a local politician — touched a nerve in a city on the watch for signs of foreign influence.
In December, she spoke before the Board of Fire Commissioners, a panel of Bass appointees that oversees the fire department, to warn of the dangers in her oceanside district.
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