oversight
In cases of severe mental handicap, constant supervision is recommended.
The drug should only be administered under strict medical supervision.这种药只有在医生严格的指导下才能使用。
The children were running around with no supervision.
The machine should only be used with adult supervision.
Never operate the machinery without supervision.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Power to control
absolute authority
ahold
all's well that ends wellidiom
all-powerful
ascendancy
authoritarianism
discretionary
driven
girl power
grip
he who pays the piper calls the tune.idiom
implant
power base
power grab
power structure
power struggle
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the hand that rocks the cradle rules the worldidiom
the upper hand
yoke

supervision | Business English

supervision
noun[ U ]
 MANAGEMENT, WORKPLACEuk /ˌsuːpəˈvɪʒən/us
the activity of managing a department, project, etc. and of making sure that things are done correctly and according to the rules:
supervision of sb/sthSupervision of capital markets will help to mobilize resources for investment in the least-developed countries.
Central banks need operational independence from politicians if regulation and supervision are to be effective.
banking/financial/regulatory supervision
government/state/federal supervision
under the supervision of sb/sthCleaning-up operations are taking place under the supervision of the EPA, but progress has been slow.
under supervisionStudents on the course have the opportunity to do legal work under supervision.
close/direct/strict supervisionAll repair work is being performed cautiously and with close supervision.

Examples of supervision

supervision
Thus, where supervision is lax, district leaders, including local bureaucrats, may use their budgetary discretion and the force at their disposal for personal gain.
Definitions relating to supervision abound but those presented in the current study seemed apposite.
Secondly, some adaptations aim at avoiding specific tasks during the weekend, such as oestrous detection or farrowing supervision.
Therapist adherence to the treatment guide was monitored through supervision.
External field supervision was carried out by three independent supervisors who monitored ongoing fieldwork logistics and data quality during the data collection period.
Exercises need to be done on a regular basis and, providing the patient is sufficiently motivated, can be continued without physiotherapy supervision following initial instruction.
Pressures to tighten the net of prudential supervision emerged after several failures of large central banks, particularly after the second oil crisis in 1979.
Growing official interference in private spaces was a logical consequence of stronger government supervision over public places.
Clearly, strict regard must be paid to animal welfare, under the supervision of licensing bodies, as well as to the objectives of the research.
It is different to delegation activity in a hospital or health centre setting where supervision and interprofessional communication is immediately available.
The participants were then invited to elaborate on the comment, and the interviewer's role was to help to facilitate the articulation of the supervision description.
Ideally, these markets should be fully accessible to foreign investors, but only after strong and independent supervision institutions are in place.
In addition to inadequate attention to physical needs, forms of this subtype include lack of supervision, moral-legal neglect, and education neglect.
One possible way forward is the use of clinical supervision as a method of burnout prevention.
Although clinical supervision has its place in burnout prevention, more informal and less structured forms of support can also be helpful.
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supervision

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adequate supervision
We want adequatesupervision for such people.
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