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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Overseenpart.

    Mistaken; deceived.

    Etymology: from oversee.

    A common received error is never utterly overthrown, till such times as we go from signs unto causes, and shew some manifest root or fountain thereof common unto all, whereby it may clearly appear how it hath come to pass that so many have been overseen. Richard Hooker, b. i. s. 8.

    They rather observed what he had done, and suffered for the king and for his country, without farther enquiring what he had omitted to do, or been overseen in doing. Edward Hyde.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of overseen in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of overseen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of overseen in a Sentence

  1. Ryan Zinke:

    Words can not capture how terrible it is that children in schools overseen by Bureau of Indian Education are so poorly served.

  2. Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci:

    Our government firmly believes that these unique financial ecosystems are best overseen by local regulators.

  3. Chris Sununu:

    For decades, State Bill Gardner has fiercely protected New Hampshire's First in the Nation presidential primary and overseen our elections that are truly a point of pride for our state - always open, fair, accessible, and accurate.

  4. Jordan Wiggins:

    Well now it all makes sense. Tim Ryan and his team are only interested in debating if they’re confident they can rig the system with partisan Democrat activists setting the rules. We have zero interest in joining a debate overseen by a former Democrat candidate for office and board member of Planned Parenthood, who has repeatedly smeared Republicans on her social media.

  5. Paul Ryan:

    I'm frustrated by the fact that the American people have a right to know the truth, certain actions by the chairman have hurt the crediblity of the committee. Jones also said the special committee should be independent and outside Congress, like the 9/11 Commission. The first to call for Nunes to step aside was California Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House’s Intelligence committee. I believe the public can not have the necessary confidence that matters involving the president's campaign or transition team can be objectively investigated or overseen by the chairman, he said. Nunes, a California Republican, has thus far declined to step aside, asking.

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