surveillance

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surveillance

\syʁ.vɛ.jɑ̃s\

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De surveiller avec le suffixe -ance.

noun surveillances

Action de surveiller. […] ; au temps de la République cléricale, la Société de Saint-Vincent-de-Paul était une belle officine de surveillance sur les fonctionnaires de tout ordre et de tout grade ; […].

In English

monitoring Surveillance or continuous or regular observation
surveillance observation of individuals or groups of individuals
supervision the act or instance of supervising
invigilation act of invigilating

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"surveillance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/surveillance. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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surveillance. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/surveillance

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"surveillance." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/surveillance.

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@misc{surveillance_2026,
  title = {surveillance},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/surveillance},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}