Synonyms for surveillance
sərˈveɪ ləns, -ˈveɪl yənssur·veil·lance

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1. surveillance

   A person may look over a matter in order to survey it carefully in its entirety, or he may look over it with no attention to the thing itself because his gaze and thought are concentrated on something beyond; oversight has thus two contrasted senses, in the latter sense denoting inadvertent error or omission, and in the former denoting watchful supervision, commonly implying constant personal presence; superintendence requires only so much of presence or communication as to know that the superintendent's wishes are carried out; the superintendent of a railroad will personally oversee very few of its operations; the railroad company has supreme direction of all its affairs without superintendence or oversight. Control is used chiefly with reference to restraint or the power of restraint; a good horseman has a restless horse under perfect control; there is no high character without self-control. Surveillance is an invidious term signifying watching with something of suspicion. Compare CARE; NEGLECT.

   Synonyms:
   care, charge, command, control, direction, inspection, management, oversight, superintendence, supervision, watch, watchfulness

Princeton's WordNet

1. surveillancenoun

   close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

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1. • Police Work

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1. surveillancenoun

   Synonyms:
   [Fr.] superintendence, inspection, oversight, supervision, care, charge, control, direction, management

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1. List of paraphrases for "surveillance":

   monitoring, supervision, supervisory, oversight, monitor, vigilance, control, watch, scrutiny, reconnaissance, observation, watchdog, reconnaisance, monitored

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1. Citizen Lab:

   It's either shoddy design or it's surveillance by design.

2. Donald Trump:

   I want surveillance of certain mosques if that's OK, we've had it before.

3. Officer Chauvin:

   Thomas Lane said. FILE - In this image from surveillance video, Minneapolis police Officers from left, Tou Thao, Officer Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are seen attempting to take George Floyd into custody in Minneapolis, Minn on May 25, 2020. ( Court TV via AP, Pool, File) Lane said he also suggested putting Floyd’s legs up, since he was kicking, but that.

4. Charles Krauthammer:

   Arguably, he's to the left of Obama on NSA, on surveillance, on the use of drones, essentially, on the war on terror.

5. Samia Maktouf:

   We will do all we can to get the French state convicted for failing to prevent terrorists, some of whom were under judicial surveillance, from carrying out their act.