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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