Auspice vs Oversight - What's the difference?
auspice | oversight |
(chiefly, in the plural) Patronage or protection.
An omen or a sign.
(obsolete) Divination from the actions of birds.
An omission; something that is left out, missed or forgotten.
Supervision or management.
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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)- This building was built under the auspices of the Friends of the Poor.
- The circle of vultures was not a good auspice .
Hypernyms
* (patronage or protection) support * (divination from the actions of birds) augury, fortunetelling, divinationSee also
* allspice ----oversight
English
Noun
(en noun)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.}}