Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of watching; watchfulness.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun British keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun The act of watching or invigilating.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating

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Examples

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  • So, after suffering through an hour of 1st year Biology exam invigilation, I took the next "GO" bus to T.O.

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  • This would include the processes of invigilation, monitoring, marking, reporting on irregularities and

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  • - R65273,53 to the University of the North for the recovery of overpayment of invigilation fees, overpayment of salaries after resignation, double subsidies and car allowances;

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  • The use of students for invigilation and marking was considered totally unacceptable.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

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