Supervision vs. Surveillance — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Supervision and Surveillance
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Definitions
Supervision➦
Supervision is an act or instance of directing, managing, or oversight.
Surveillance➦
Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior, many activities, or information for the purpose of information gathering, influencing, managing or directing. This can include observation from a distance by means of electronic equipment, such as closed-circuit television (CCTV), or interception of electronically transmitted information like Internet traffic.
Supervision➦
The act, process, or function of supervising.
Surveillance➦
Close observation of a person or group, especially one under suspicion.
Supervision➦
(uncountable) The act or instance of supervising.
Under his parents' supervision he drilled the holes in the wood.
Surveillance➦
The act of observing or the condition of being observed.
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Supervision➦
(uncountable) Responsible oversight.
Do not attempt this without adequate supervision.
Surveillance➦
Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.
Supervision➦
A tutorial session for an individual student or a small group.
Surveillance➦
Continuous monitoring of disease occurrence for example.
Supervision➦
The act of overseeing; inspection; superintendence; oversight.
Surveillance➦
Systematic observation of places and people by visual, aural, electronic, photographic or other means.
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Supervision➦
Management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
Surveillance➦
(legal) In criminal law, an investigation process by which police gather evidence about crimes, or suspected crime, through continued observation of persons or places.
Surveillance➦
Oversight; watch; inspection; supervision.
That sort of surveillance of which . . . the young have accused the old.
Surveillance➦
Close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
