parliamentary oversight

collocation in English

meaningsofparliamentaryandoversight

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parliamentary
adjective
uk
/ˌpɑː.lɪˈmen.tər.i/us
/ˌpɑːr.ləˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/
of or relating to ...
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oversight
noun
uk
/ˈəʊ.və.saɪt/us
/ˈoʊ.vɚ.saɪt/
a mistake made because of a failure to ...
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(Definition ofparliamentaryandoversightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofparliamentary oversight

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An irregular committee cannot be presumed to be an effective tool ofparliamentaryoversight.
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And there are as wellparliamentaryoversightcommittees and judicial commissions, which investigate cases of alleged corruption.
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Indeed, to answer the particular points raised by my noble friends, that strikes me as being a very good model forparliamentaryoversight.
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There is a case forparliamentaryoversightof the regulation process.
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In view of the loss last night of any chance ofparliamentaryoversight, that amendment is extremely important.
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He talked about the need for parliamentary control andparliamentaryoversight.
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Above all, it says nothing aboutparliamentaryoversight.
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But the committee also recognised the importance ofparliamentaryoversight.
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There was an attempt last night to impose some kind ofparliamentaryoversight.
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We lost the opportunity to have anyparliamentaryoversight.
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This is a brand new exercise, and there will be many responsibilities in the provision ofparliamentaryoversight.
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It is the ministerial conduct of the executive function of government that we are discussing, not theparliamentaryoversight, which is a different matter.
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If we had properparliamentaryoversight, we probably would not have to push the envelope.
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There is a serious problem aboutparliamentaryoversightof the new defence arrangement.
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We outlined all the different opportunities forparliamentaryoversight.
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Because the loans will be voted, there will be no diminution ofparliamentaryoversight—indeed, quite the reverse.
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I have never been an advocate of any sort ofparliamentaryoversight.
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It has happened, and we must concede that that has made some dent in the argument in favour ofparliamentaryoversight.
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The need for uniformity and rather more formality makes a greater degree ofparliamentaryoversightdesirable for the other public services.
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If the amendment were not made, there would be noparliamentaryoversightof the implementation of any revision of the salvage convention.
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