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. Franklin Hogue:

   Greg McMichael was absolutely sure this was the guy, the same guy he had seen on surveillance video inside a house where Greg had sound reasons to believe theft had occurred, burglary.

2. Tony Chung:

   The surveillance was very serious, it's quite terrifying that even in Taiwan we're followed 24 hours a day.

3. Ron Mark:

   The complementary capability will consider smaller manned aircraft, remotely piloted aircraft systems or satellites, for additional maritime surveillance tasks.

4. Evan Greer:

   Facial recognition is a uniquely dangerous form of surveillance, this is not just some Orwellian technology of the future — it's being used by law enforcement agencies across the country right now, and doing harm to communities right now.

5. Michel Yao:

   When we cannot access the community, we cannot perform surveillance activities including vaccination that has been one of the key innovations that help us really to stop the spread out of this country to others.