civilian oversight

collocation in English

meaningsofcivilianandoversight

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civilian
adjective
uk
/sɪˈvɪl.jən/us
/səˈvɪl.jən/
relating to a person who is not a member of the police or the ...
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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 ofcivilianandoversightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Article 330 led to a secret budget, completely shielded fromcivilianoversight.
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Is it not time that there should also becivilianoversightof such matters?
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Only a small group of progressive nations at present provide forcivilianoversightof police investigation into complaints.
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There will be nocivilianoversight.
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The existence of a review power in performance cases would provide reassurance against similar criticisms that the police could keep potentially serious complaints away fromcivilianoversight.
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Fire departments may also have unsworn or non-uniformed members in non-firefighting capacities such as administration andcivilianoversight, e.g., a board of commissioners.
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Civilianoversightof police services has become an important accountability mechanism to police powers.
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There were also concerns regarding the constables overstepping their jurisdiction when it came to criminal investigations, and a lack ofcivilianoversight.
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Its official mandate is to provide vitalcivilianoversightof top secret military operations, but one of their unofficial primary goals is to procure alien technologies.
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Ontario is the first province to have such acivilianoversightagency in place, and one of the few jurisdictions worldwide with an independent civilian agency.
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