Oversight may refer to:

Governance

Regulation Regulation is the management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends. In systems theory, these types of rules exist in various fields of biology and society, but the term has slightly different meanings according to context. Fo ...

– rulemaking *

Separation of powers Separation of powers refers to the division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches. The typic ...

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 Congressional oversight is oversight by the United States Congress over the Executive Branch, including the numerous U.S. federal agencies. Congressional oversight includes the review, monitoring, and supervision of federal agencies, programs, a ...

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 The Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB) is an international body that oversees the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and seeks to improve the quality and public interest focus of the IFAC standards in the areas of audit, education, ...

:*Oversight (registration, inspection, standard setting and enforcement) over auditors, see

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is a nonprofit corporation created by the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 to oversee the audits of public companies and other issuers in order to protect the interests of investors and further t ...

:*Internal oversight over United Nations operations, see

United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services The United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) is an independent office in the United Nations Secretariat whose mandate is to "assist the Secretary-General in fulfilling his internal oversight responsibilities in respect of the r ...

*An element of organizational governance, see Fair governance

Sports

* Oversight (horse), a French Thoroughbred racehorse {{disambiguation