When you keep an eye on someone, that's supervision. Small children require supervision when they're swimming, and a middle school math class needs supervision while they're taking a quiz.
The act of overseeing; inspection; superintendence; oversight.
Noun
management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
n.
The act of overseeing; inspection; superintendence;
oversight.
Supervision
The act of overseeing; inspection; superintendence; oversight.
Usage Examples
That's what we do in this country. That's the American Dream. That's freedom, and I'll take it any day over the supervision and sanctimony of the central planners.
In 1960, when I came out of prison as an ex-convict, I had more freedom under parolee supervision than there's available... in America right now.
The relationships that people have - that are sexual, psychological, emotional - these relationships are not open to supervision by parents, schools, churches, or government. Nobody has any right to intervene at all in any kind of relationship like that.
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Other Usage ExamplesIn the beginning, we had a great deal of freedom, and Jerry wrote completely out of his imagination - very, very freely. We even had no editorial supervision to speak of, because they were in such a rush to get the thing in before deadline. But later on we were restricted.
Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision.
The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.