superveillance
UK/ˌs(j)uːpəˈveɪ.ləns/US/ˌsupɚˈveɪ.ləns/
superveillance noun: supervision taken too far, bordering on surveillance.
Noun
superveillance (countable and uncountable, plural superveillances)
- Supervision taken too far, bordering on surveillance.
- Even the curiosity of royalty was excited; and His Majesty George III., with that degree of bonhommie which led him to inquire into the private circumstances of many of his subjects, who little thought of such inquisitorial superveillance, condescended to make himself master of the secret.1832, M.Arnold, Arnold's Library of the Fine Arts, volume 3, M.Arnold, page 424
- There are now about 1400 police stations in the country, each having under its superveillance an average area of about 14,000 stature acres.1885, Harry Speight, A tourist's view of Ireland, by Johnnie Gray, Simpkin, Marshall & Company, page 18
Examples of superveillance in a sentence
- Rather than looking for products that address “Heightened Supervision”, I’ll offer an alternative phrase stolen from my colleague Gregory Breeze – Superveillance.2018 May 21, Robert Cruz, “Superveillance: Tracking the High-Risk Brokers”, in Smarsh, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2023:
- Superveillance extends the boundaries of traditional supervisory review — it does not replace or diminish the importance of managing day-to-day tasks more efficiently or effectively.2020 December 9, Robert Cruz, “From Supervision to "Superveillance": Risk Mitigation for Electronic Communications”, in Smarsh, archived...
Forms of superveillance
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Origin of superveillance
Blend of supervision + surveillance.
Questions about superveillance
- What does superveillance mean?
- Superveillance means supervision taken too far, bordering on surveillance.
- How do you use superveillance in a sentence?
- Rather than looking for products that address “Heightened Supervision”, I’ll offer an alternative phrase stolen from my colleague Gregory Breeze – Superveillance.
- What part of speech is superveillance?
- Superveillance is a noun.
- How do you pronounce superveillance?
- Superveillance is pronounced /ˌsupɚˈveɪ.ləns/ (US).
- What is the plural of superveillance?
- The plural of superveillance is superveillances.
Words near superveillance in the dictionary
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