purview

noun

Definition of purviewnext
as in realm
an area of influence, knowledge, or understanding He readily admitted that the topic was outside of his purview, and anything he said about it would be mere uninformed speculation. As she rose within the company, her purview extended to many new departments.

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Recent Examples of purview As archivist Maddie DeLaere has noted, the mag’s purview was capacious. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 15 June 2026 The move reverts to the original setup when Pakosta joined Netflix in 2020 as Head of Comedy, with adult animation part of her purview. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 24 June 2026 In a pair of rulings, the court expanded the president’s ability to fire officials at agencies with purview over things like nuclear technology and consumer safety, while preserving the independence of the Federal Reserve. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 29 June 2026 Orbán hopes the Patriots for Europe will be a vehicle for transforming the EU to his vision, for example, by decreasing the bloc’s purview in matters of rule of law and democracy, taking a zero-tolerance approach to immigration and steering toward deeper cooperation with Russia and China. — Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for purview
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  1. realm
  2. scope
  3. domain
  4. ambit
Noun
  • What if Baahubali dies and has to go through the 14 realms of the afterlife in Indian mythology?
    — Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 30 June 2026
  • He’s transported to a realm of Tolkienesque fantasy, deposited somewhere between the Stony Waste and the Frozen Sea.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of realm
Noun
  • The movement lacks central leadership and messaging, but its scope has expanded beyond the environmental complaints that sparked it.
    — Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
  • The agency has not indicated when that review will conclude, and the final scope of any patent could change during the examination process.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of scope
Noun
  • The first, Victus Nox, was launched by Firefly Aerospace in September 2023, and was focused on space domain awareness capabilities.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 3 July 2026
  • Both varieties are now in the public domain and can be grown and sold by anyone.
    — Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of domain
Noun
  • Will some of our operations fall within the sanctions’ ambit?
    — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026
  • Yet the kind of misrepresentations experienced by Tkachuk and Harris aren’t within the ambit of intimate imagery laws.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of ambit

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