due to an oversight

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• oversight — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ unfortunate ▪ administrative PREPOSITION ▪ by (an) oversight ▪ By an oversight, we did not send out the agenda for the meeting …   Collocations dictionary

• oversight — UK [ˈəʊvə(r)ˌsaɪt] / US [ˈoʊvərˌsaɪt] noun Word forms oversight : singular oversight plural oversights 1) [countable] something that you do not notice or think of that causes problems later Employees were paid late due to an oversight in the… …   English dictionary

• oversight — o|ver|sight [ ouvər,saıt ] noun 1. ) count something you do not notice or think of that causes problems later: Employees were paid late due to an oversight in the accounting department. 2. ) uncount FORMAL the job of checking that a process or… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• due — [do͞o, dyo͞o] adj. [ME < OFr deu, pp. of devoir, to owe < L debere, to owe: see DEBT] 1. owed or owing as a debt, right, etc.; payable [the first payment is due] 2. suitable; fitting; proper [with all due respect] 3. as much as is required; …   English World dictionary

• oversight, omission — These words have a related meaning, but careful users distinguish between them. An oversight is (1) a failure to consider or notice and (2) an error due to carelessness: Because of my oversight I never saw the landing. Through oversight, I failed …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• oversight — /oh veuhr suyt /, n. 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.… …   Universalium

• oversight — noun 1) a stupid oversight Syn: mistake, error, omission, lapse, slip, blunder; informal slip up, boo boo, goof, flub 2) the omission was due to oversight Syn: carelessness, inattention …   Thesaurus of popular words

• oversight — I. /ˈoʊvəsaɪt / (say ohvuhsuyt) noun 1. failure to notice or take into account. 2. an omission or mistake due to inadvertence. {over + sight (from the notion of failing to see) II. /ˈoʊvəsaɪt / (say ohvuhsuyt) noun 1. supervision; watchful care.… …  

• United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform — The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is a United States House of Representatives committee that has existed in varying forms since 1816. The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is the main investigative committee in the U.S.… …   Wikipedia

• United States Intelligence Community Oversight — duties are shared by both the executive and legislative branches of the government. Oversight, in this case, is the supervision of intelligence agencies, and making them accountable for their actions. Generally oversight bodies look at the the… …   Wikipedia

• Operational due diligence (alternative investments) — The phrase Operational Due Diligence (ODD), in the context of alternative investments such as hedge funds (or private equity, infrastructure, real estate, commodities and so on), means different things to different people. As the words themselves …   Wikipedia