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Overseer vs. Oversee — What's the Difference?

Overseer vs. Oversee — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Overseer and Oversee

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Overseer

One who watches over and directs the work of others, especially laborers.

Oversee

Supervise (a person or their work), especially in an official capacity
The Home Secretary oversees the police service

Overseer

A supervisor or superintendent.

Oversee

To watch over and direct; supervise.

Overseer

One who oversees or supervises.
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Oversee

(literally) To survey, look at something in a wide angle.

Overseer

(historical) The manager of a plantation of slaves.

Oversee

(figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.
It is congress's duty to oversee the spending of federal funds.

Overseer

(historical) An officer responsible for the care of the poor, making out lists of voters and those who had not paid taxes, etc.

Oversee

To inspect, examine
Gamekeepers oversee a hunting ground to see to the wildlife's welfare and look for poachers.

Overseer

(obsolete) A critic.

Oversee

(obsolete) To fail to see; to overlook, ignore.

Overseer

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.

Oversee

To observe secretly or unintentionally.

Overseer

A person who directs and manages an organization

Oversee

To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook{2}.

Oversee

To omit or neglect seeing; to overlook{5}.

Oversee

To see unintentionally or unexpectedly; - the visual analogy to overhear.

Oversee

To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived.
The most expert gamesters may sometimes oversee.
Your partiality to me is much overseen, if you think me fit to correct your Latin.

Oversee

Watch and direct;
Who is overseeing this project?

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