oversight
noun
uk/ˈəʊvəsaɪt/ us [ U ] LAW, GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT
systems or actions to control an activity and make sure that it is done correctly and legally:
In commodity trading, key goods such as oil or uranium are traded with almost no oversight.
government/regulatory oversight Lawmakers are questioning whether the industry needs more government oversight.
oversight of sth The report criticized weak oversight of the contractors.
[ C ]
a mistake made because of a failure to notice something:
For a development targeting families, a lack of four-bed houses is an oversight.
We apologize for this oversight.