Definition of oversee

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Oversee (v. t.) To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook.

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Surveillant :: Surveillant (n.) One who watches over another; an overseer; a spy; a supervisor.
Surveyor :: Surveyor (n.) One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an inspector.
Oversman :: Oversman (n.) An overseer; a superintendent.
Overseer :: Overseer (n.) One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways..
Superintendence :: Superintend (v. t.) To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee with the power of direction; to take care of with authority; to supervise; as, an officer superintends the building of a ship or the construction of a fort..
Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs..
Overseeing :: Overseeing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overse.
Bishopric :: Bishopric (n.) The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter..
Inspector :: Inspector (n.) One who inspects, views, or oversees; one to whom the supervision of any work is committed; one who makes an official view or examination, as a military or civil officer; a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer..
Bishop :: Bishop (n.) A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director..
Overseership :: Overseership (n.) The office of an overseer.
Driver :: Driver (n.) An overseer of a gang of slaves or gang of convicts at their work.
Bailiff :: Bailiff (n.) An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc..
Oversee :: Oversee (v. i.) To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived..
Overseen :: Overseen (p. p.) of Overse.
Survened :: Surveillant (a.) Overseeing; watchful.
Foreman :: Foreman (n.) The chief of a set of hands employed in a shop, or on works of any kind, who superintends the rest; an overseer..
Oversee :: Oversee (v. t.) To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook.
Shopwalker :: Shopwalker (n.) One who walks about in a shop as an overseer and director. Cf. Floorwalker.
Inspecttion :: Inspecttion (n.) The act of overseeing; official examination or superintendence.
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