Oversight

Oversight may refer to:

Governance

 * Regulation – rulemaking
 * Separation of powers in state governance (checks and balances) - the concept of separate branches of government or agencies exercising authority over one another
 * Checks and controls over a particular body or institution:
 * Congressional oversight over U.S. federal agencies and other institutions, exercised by the United States Congress
 * The ministry of episcopal oversight within Christian churches
 * Oversight over the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), see Public Interest Oversight Board
 * Oversight (registration, inspection, standard setting and enforcement) over auditors, see Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
 * Internal oversight over United Nations operations, see United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services


 * An element of organizational governance, see Fair governance

Sports

 * Oversight (horse), a French Thoroughbred racehorse