purview

  • 11purview — pur|view [ pɜrvju ] noun singular FORMAL the area of responsibility or influence that a person or organization has: Raising the funds is outside the purview of this committee …

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  • 12purview — UK [ˈpɜː(r)vjuː] / US [ˈpɜrvju] noun [singular] formal the area of responsibility or influence that a person or organization has Raising the funds is outside the purview of this committee …

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  • 13purview — noun Etymology: Middle English purveu, from Anglo French purveu est it is provided (opening phrase of a statute) Date: 15th century 1. a. the body or enacting part of a statute b. the limit, purpose, or scope of a statute 2. the range or limit of …

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  • 14purview — /perr vyooh/, n. 1. the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc. 2. the range of vision, insight, or understanding. 3. Law. a. that which is provided or enacted in a statute, as distinguished from the preamble. b. the purpose or… …

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  • 15purview — noun a) The enacting part of a statute. b) The scope of a statute. See Also: purvey …

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  • 16purview — Synonyms and related words: agency, agentship, ambit, assignment, authority, authorization, brevet, care, charge, clear sight, color vision, commission, commissioning, commitment, compass, cone vision, consignment, cure, day vision, daylight… …

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  • 17purview — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scope, extent, range (see distance). II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. An area within which something or someone exists, acts, or has influence or power: ambit, compass, extension, extent, orbit,… …

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  • 18purview — pur·view || pÉœrvjuː / pɜː n. range of operations or activities; main body of a law; scope, domain …

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  • 19purview — noun formal 1》 the scope of the influence or concerns of something. 2》 a range of experience or thought. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. purveu, purveier (see purvey) …

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  • 20purview — n. Limit, sphere, scope, extent, reach, compass …

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