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purview
[ pur-vyoo ]
noun
- the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc.
Synonyms: , , ,
- the range of vision, insight, or understanding.
- Law.
- that which is provided or enacted in a statute, as distinguished from the preamble.
- the purpose or scope of a statute.
- the full scope or compass of any document, statement, subject, book, etc.
purview
/ ˈɜːː /
noun
- the scope of operation or concern of something
- the breadth or range of outlook or understanding
- law the body of a statute, containing the enacting clauses
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of purview1
Example Sentences
Some of the product’s features, such as its safe browsing mode or a system that notifies users if their password has been compromised, rely on shared Google infrastructure not solely within Chrome’s purview, she said.
Issues related to emergency planning, messaging and communications were the main concerns, which all fall under the purview of city officials.
It allows soldiers to arrest and detain migrants, a role that has legally been the purview of law enforcement, not the military.
Whether the decision can be taken by a single minister depends on whether it is considered "controversial" and/or cross-cutting, in other words whether it falls under the purview of multiple departments.
Anything deeper, they argue, is likely to be preexisting contamination, which is beyond the agency’s purview.
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