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Auspice vs Oversight - What's the difference?

auspice | oversight |

As nouns the difference between auspice and oversight

is that auspice is (chiefly|in the plural) patronage or protection while oversight is an omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.

auspice

English

(wikipedia auspice)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chiefly, in the plural) Patronage or protection.
    • This building was built under the auspices of the Friends of the Poor.
  • An omen or a sign.
    • The circle of vultures was not a good auspice .
  • (obsolete) Divination from the actions of birds.

    • Hypernyms

    * (patronage or protection) support * (divination from the actions of birds) augury, fortunetelling, divination

    Related terms

    * auspiced * auspicing * auspicious

    See also

    * allspice ----

    oversight

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.
  • Supervision or management.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Can China clean up fast enough? , passage=It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.}}