The meaning of Surveillance

verb

Conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or device) in order to listen to or record someone's conversations secretly.

Usage examples:

Their offices, homes, and telephones were bugged

noun

A harmful microorganism, typically a bacterium.

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Their ham was found to be contaminated with food bugs

noun

A small insect.

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A thick green scum which crawls with bugs, centipedes, and worse

noun

The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.

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The camouflage and secrecy of espionage

noun

The discovering of a country’s or business organization’s secrets by using spies (= people who secretly gather information within a country or organization)

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Industrial espionage

noun

The activity of secretly collecting and reporting information, especially secret political, military, business, or industrial information

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Engage in/conduct/commit espionage three people were also accused of engaging in espionage against …

noun

The action of entering or gaining access to an organization or place surreptitiously, especially in order to acquire secret information or cause damage.

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The army fenced parts of the border in an effort to stop militant infiltration

noun

The process of secretly becoming part of a group in order to get information or to influence the way that a group thinks or behaves

Usage examples:

Police infiltration of greenpeace sparked the scandal., it is important to manage moisture infiltra…

noun

Careful examination or scrutiny.

Usage examples:

On closer inspection it looked like a fossil

noun

The act of looking at something carefully in order to discover information

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[ u ] at first she suspected that the letter was a forgery, but on closer inspection (= looked at m…

noun

The act of looking at something carefully to check its quality or condition

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Carry out/make an inspection normally you will carry out an inspection of the goods as soon as poss…

noun

The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.

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An eminent man of great intelligence

noun

The ability to understand and learn well, and to form judgments and opinions based on reason

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He’s a child of normal intelligence but he’s emotionally immature., foreign intelligence

noun

The ability to learn and understand things quickly and easily

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Her high intelligence, ability and drive were evident from the start., people questioned the intell…

verb

Observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.

Usage examples:

Equipment was installed to monitor air quality

noun

A device used for observing, checking, or keeping a continuous record of something.

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A heart monitor

noun

A television receiver used in a studio to select or verify the picture being broadcast from a particular camera.

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The playback can be displayed on an external television screen or monitor

noun

The action or process of closely observing or monitoring something or someone.

Usage examples:

She was brought into hospital for observation

noun

A remark made about something you have noticed

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She made an interesting observation about the poet’s intentions., he was admitted to the hospital f…

abbreviation

Recto.

noun

The eighteenth letter of the alphabet.

noun

A number between +1 and −1 calculated so as to represent the linear interdependence of two variables or sets of data.

noun

Military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.

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An excellent aircraft for low-level reconnaissance

noun

Critical observation or examination.

Usage examples:

The policy came under scrutiny last month

noun

The careful and detailed examination of something

Usage examples:

Will the candidates stand up under all that scrutiny?

noun

The careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it

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Be subjected to/come under scrutiny the figures are likely to come under close scrutiny.

verb

Work for a government or other organization by secretly obtaining information about enemies or competitors.

Usage examples:

He agreed to spy for the west

verb

Present participle of spy

Usage examples:

He was arrested for spying on missile sites., i generally like to spy out restaurants before i go t…

noun

The management or arrangement of an activity or organization; supervision.

Usage examples:

The school was under the superintendence of the nuns of the convent

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The action of supervising someone or something.

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He was placed under the supervision of a probation officer

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The activity of managing a department, project, etc. and of making sure that things are done correctly and according to the rules

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Supervision of sb/sth supervision of capital markets will help to mobilize resources for investment…

noun

The ability to see something or to be seen from a particular place.

Usage examples:

The end of the tunnel came into view

verb

Look at or inspect.

Usage examples:

The public can view the famous hall with its unique staircase

noun

What you can see from a particular place, or the ability to see from a particular place

Usage examples:

[ u ] she turned a corner and disappeared from view., [ c ] our room had spectacular views of the m…

verb

Look at or observe attentively over a period of time.

Usage examples:

Lucy watched him go

noun

A small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one's wrist.

Usage examples:

My watch had stopped

verb

Look attentively

noun

The practice of connecting a listening device to a telephone line to monitor conversations secretly.

Usage examples:

These tools enable the government to intercept far more information without a warrant - i.e. withou…

verb

Use a listening device to conduct surveillance on.

Usage examples:

He illegally wiretapped people who were in disputes with his clients

noun

The action of secretly listening to other people's conversations by connecting a listening device to their phone

Usage examples:

If he suspected an employee of dishonesty, he was not above wiretapping.