Definitions for Surveillance
sərˈveɪ ləns, -ˈveɪl yənssur·veil·lance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. surveillancenoun

   close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. surveillancenoun

   Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion

2. surveillancenoun

   Continuous monitoring of disease occurrence for example

3. surveillancenoun

   Systematic observation of places and people by visual, aural, electronic, photographic or other means.

4. surveillancenoun

   In criminal law, an investigation process by which police gather evidence about crimes, or suspected crime, through continued observation of persons or places.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Surveillance

   Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior, many activities, or information for the purpose of information gathering, influencing, managing or directing. This can include observation from a distance by means of electronic equipment, such as closed-circuit television (CCTV), or interception of electronically transmitted information like Internet traffic. It can also include simple technical methods, such as human intelligence gathering and postal interception. Surveillance is used by citizens for protecting their neighborhoods. And by governments for intelligence gathering - including espionage, prevention of crime, the protection of a process, person, group or object, or the investigation of crime. It is also used by criminal organizations to plan and commit crimes, and by businesses to gather intelligence on criminals, their competitors, suppliers or customers. Religious organisations charged with detecting heresy and heterodoxy may also carry out surveillance.Auditors carry out a form of surveillance.A byproduct of surveillance is that it can unjustifiably violate people's privacy and is often criticized by civil liberties activists. Liberal democracies may have laws that seek to restrict governmental and private use of surveillance, whereas authoritarian governments seldom have any domestic restrictions. Espionage is by definition covert and typically illegal according to the rules of the observed party, whereas most types of surveillance are overt and are considered legitimate. International espionage seems to be common among all types of countries.

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1. surveillance

   Surveillance is the close observation or systematic monitoring of a person, group, activities, or location for the purpose of information gathering, typically in order to prevent or detect crime, or to ensure safety, security, and compliance with rules or laws. This can be carried out directly by humans (such as private investigators, law enforcement officers, or security personnel) or indirectly using technology such as CCTV cameras, GPS tracking, drones, or data mining technology.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. Surveillancenoun

   oversight; watch; inspection; supervision

2. Etymology: [F., fr. surveiller to watch over; sur over + veiller to watch, L. vigilare. See Sur-, and Vigil.]

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1. Surveillance

   Surveillance is the monitoring of the behavior, activities, or other changing information, usually of people for the purpose of influencing, managing, directing, or protecting. Surveillance can be the observation of individuals or groups by government organizations but can also relate to disease surveillance, which monitors the progress of a disease in a community while not directly observing individuals. The word surveillance is the French word for "watching over"; "sur" means "from above" and "veiller" means "to watch". The inverse of surveillance is sousveillance. The word surveillance may be applied to observation from a distance by means of electronic equipment, or interception of electronically transmitted information. It may also refer to simple, relatively no- or low-technology methods such as human intelligence agents and postal interception. Surveillance is very useful to governments and law enforcement to maintain social control, recognize and monitor threats, and prevent/investigate criminal activity. With the advent of programs such as the Total Information Awareness program and ADVISE, technologies such as high speed surveillance computers and biometrics software, and laws such as the Communications Assistance For Law Enforcement Act, governments now possess an unprecedented ability to monitor the activities of their subjects.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Surveillance

   sur-vel′yans, n. a being vigilant or watchful: inspection.—adj. Surveill′ant. [Fr.,—surveiller—sur, over—L. super, veiller, to watch—L. vigilāre.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. surveillance

   The systematic observation of aerospace, surface, or subsurface areas, places, persons, or things, by visual, aural, electronic, photographic, or other means. See also air surveillance; satellite and missile surveillance; sea surveillance.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Surveillance in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Surveillance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Surveillance in a Sentence

1. Devin Nunes:

   I'll let my comments stand from the other day, which I still think are the same, we are very interested in looking into anything to do with (the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) -- especially FISA on any Americans.

2. Antony Blinken:

   I made clear that the presence of this surveillance balloon in US airspace is a clear violation of US sovereignty and international law, that it’s an irresponsible act and that the PRC (People’s Republic of China) decision to take this action on the eve of my planned visit is detrimental to the substantive discussions that we were prepared to have.

3. Rachel Logan:

   The government has managed to bluff their way out of this, retreating into closed hearings and constantly playing the 'national security' card, the government's entire defense has amounted to 'trust us' and now the tribunal has said the same. Since we only know about the scale of such surveillance thanks to Snowden, and given that 'national security' has been recklessly bandied around, 'trust us' isn't enough.

4. Vice President Biden on Tuesday:

   Vice President Biden on Tuesday said. Clinton, the Democratic presidential front-runner and former secretary of state, has claimed she recommended to President Obama that President Obama go ahead, while President Obama advisers were split. The VP comments come as Vice President Biden on Tuesday weighs whether to enter the 2016 Democratic presidential race. It's unclear whether Vice President Biden on Tuesday intentionally challenged Clinton's account, or simply offered an inadvertently flawed retelling of events. Biden on Tuesday also contradicted Vice President Biden on Tuesday past recollections of the deliberations, telling the forum that while Vice President Biden on Tuesday privately supported the raid, Vice President Biden on Tuesday did n’t want to say so in front of everyone else as it risked undercutting his relationship with President Obama if the president decided against the raid. Vice President Biden on Tuesday said Vice President Biden on Tuesday only advised President Obama to go ahead when the two were alone -- after advising in a Cabinet meeting that there should be another pass with a surveillance drone to make sure bin Laden really was at the compound. As we walked out of the room and walked up the stairs, I told Vice President Biden on Tuesday my opinion that I thought Vice President Biden on Tuesday should go but to follow Vice President Biden on Tuesday own instincts, i never, on a difficult issue, never say what I think finally until I go up in the Oval with Vice President Biden on Tuesday alone.

5. Lopez Obrador:

   I have news that this situation of extreme surveillance on our embassy in Bolivia has eased considerably.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Surveillance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Surveillance
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Surveillance
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Surveillance
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Surveillance
8. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf