The difference between Conduct and Oversee
When used as verbs, conduct means to lead, or guide, whereas oversee means to survey, look at something in a wide angle.
Conduct is also noun with the meaning: the act or method of controlling or directing.
check bellow for the other definitions of Conduct and Oversee
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Conduct as a noun:
The act or method of controlling or directing
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Conduct as a noun:
Skillful guidance or management; generalship.
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Conduct as a noun:
The manner of guiding or carrying oneself; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.
Examples:
"Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished."
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Conduct as a noun (of a literary work):
Plot; action; construction; manner of development.
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Conduct as a noun (obsolete):
Convoy; escort; guard; guide.
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Conduct as a noun:
That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.
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Conduct as a verb (archaic, transitive):
To lead, or guide; to escort.
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Conduct as a verb (transitive):
To lead; to direct; to manage
Examples:
"The commander conducted thousands of troops."
"to conduct the affairs of a kingdom"
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Conduct as a verb (transitive):
(reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.
Examples:
"He conducted himself well."
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Conduct as a verb (transitive):
To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)
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Conduct as a verb (transitive, music):
To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.
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Conduct as a verb (intransitive):
To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.
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Conduct as a verb (transitive):
To carry out (something organized)
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Oversee as a verb (literally):
To survey, look at something in a wide angle.
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Oversee as a verb (figuratively):
To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.
Examples:
"It is congress's duty to oversee the spending of federal funds."
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Oversee as a verb:
To inspect, examine
Examples:
"Gamekeepers oversee a hunting ground to see to the wildlife's welfare and look for poachers."
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Oversee as a verb (obsolete):
To fail to see; to overlook, ignore.
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Oversee as a verb:
To observe secretly or unintentionally.
Compare words:
Compare with synonyms and related words:
- conduct vs control
- conduct vs guidance
- conduct vs management
- bearing vs conduct
- behavior vs conduct
- behaviour vs conduct
- conduct vs deportment
- conduct vs demeanor
- conduct vs demeanour
- action vs conduct
- conduct vs plot
- conduct vs storyline
- accompany vs conduct
- conduct vs escort
- conduct vs guide
- conduct vs lead
- conduct vs steer
- belead vs conduct
- conduct vs direct
- conduct vs lead
- conduct vs manage
- conduct vs oversee
- conduct vs run
- conduct vs supervise
- belead vs conduct
- act vs conduct
- behave vs conduct
- carry on vs conduct
- carry vs conduct
- conduct vs convey
- conduct vs transmit