different between supervision vs negotiation

English

Etymology

From Latin supervisi?

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?sup??v???n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s(j)u?p??v???n/
• Hyphenation: su?per?vi?sion

Noun

supervision (countable and uncountable, plural supervisions)

1. (uncountable) The act or instance of supervising.

   Under his parents' supervision he drilled the holes in the wood.

2. (uncountable) Responsible oversight.

   Do not attempt this without adequate supervision.

3. (countable, Cambridge University) A tutorial session for an individual student or a small group.

Related terms

• supervise

Translations

French

Noun

supervision f (plural supervisions)

1. supervision

English

Alternative forms

• negociation (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French négociation, or from Latin negotiatio (“the carrying on of business, a wholesale business”), from negotiari (“to carry on business”); see negotiate.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /n???o??i?e???n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /n??????i?e???n/
• Hyphenation: ne?go?ti?a?tion
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

negotiation (countable and uncountable, plural negotiations)

1. The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

Hyponyms

• content negotiation (Web)

Related terms

• negotiable
• negotiate
• negotiator
• otiose

Translations

See also

• arbitration

Further reading

• negotiation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• negotiation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• negotiation in The Negotiation Experts, 1996