Definition of Invigilation

1. Noun. Keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating.


Definition of Invigilation

1. Noun. The act of watching or invigilating. ¹

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Definition of Invigilation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Invigilation

inviabilities
inviability
inviable
inviably
invidia
invidious
invidiously
invidiousness
invidiousnesses
invigilance
invigilancy
invigilate
invigilated
invigilates
invigilating
invigilation (current term)
invigilations
invigilator
invigilators
invigor
invigorate
invigorated
invigorates
invigorating
invigoratingly
invigoration
invigorations
invigorator
invigorators
invigored

Literary usage of Invigilation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Antonyms: see CARELESS. watching, n. vigilance; spec, surveillance, spying, espionage, invigilation. watchman, n. watch, ward (archaic); spec, lookout, ..."

2. Industrial Combination by David Hutchison MacGregor (1906)
"It is further possible that competitors will arise in the large local markets, where invigilation by the combination is less easy, and the quantity which ..."

3. Publications of the Southampton Record Society by Southampton Record Society (1908)
"... which took place in the Tudor period, owing to the printing of the court keepers' guides, and to the jealous invigilation of the King's Bench ? ..."

4. The Record of Technical and Secondary Education (1905)
"... or possibly for invigilation at local examinations; (c) watching the working of the scholarship scheme, and making suggestions for its improvement. ..."

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