Meaning of supervision in English

supervision

noun [ U ]

/ˌsuː.pəˈvɪʒ.ən/ us

/ˌsuː.pɚˈvɪʒ.ən/

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the act of watching a person or activity and making certain that everything is done correctly, safely, etc.:

Students are not allowed to handle these chemicals unless they are under the supervision of a teacher.

Synonym

oversight

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In cases of severe mental handicap, constant supervision is recommended.
The drug should only be administered under strict medical supervision.
The children were running around with no supervision.
The machine should only be used with adult supervision.
Never operate the machinery without supervision.

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(Definition of supervision from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

supervision | Business English

supervision

noun [ U ]

MANAGEMENT, WORKPLACE

/ˌsuːpəˈvɪʒən/ us

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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/sth Supervision 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/sth Cleaning-up operations are taking place under the supervision of the EPA, but progress has been slow.

under supervision Students on the course have the opportunity to do legal work under supervision.

close/direct/strict supervision All repair work is being performed cautiously and with close supervision.

(Definition of supervision from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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.

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Definitions relating to supervision abound but those presented in the current study seemed apposite.

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Secondly, some adaptations aim at avoiding specific tasks during the weekend, such as oestrous detection or farrowing supervision.

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Therapist adherence to the treatment guide was monitored through supervision.

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External field supervision was carried out by three independent supervisors who monitored ongoing fieldwork logistics and data quality during the data collection period.

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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.

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Pressures to tighten the net of prudential supervision emerged after several failures of large central banks, particularly after the second oil crisis in 1979.

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Growing official interference in private spaces was a logical consequence of stronger government supervision over public places.

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Clearly, strict regard must be paid to animal welfare, under the supervision of licensing bodies, as well as to the objectives of the research.

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It is different to delegation activity in a hospital or health centre setting where supervision and interprofessional communication is immediately available.

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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.

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Ideally, these markets should be fully accessible to foreign investors, but only after strong and independent supervision institutions are in place.

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In addition to inadequate attention to physical needs, forms of this subtype include lack of supervision, moral-legal neglect, and education neglect.

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One possible way forward is the use of clinical supervision as a method of burnout prevention.

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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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adequate supervision

We want adequate supervision for such people.

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adult supervision

This dimension reflected the amount of adult supervision and resources that may be available for children in the community.

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banking supervision

However, banking supervision is still decentralised.

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in Chinese (Traditional)

監督，管理，指導…

Meaning of supervision in English

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