purview

🇺🇸 /ˈpɜːrvjuː/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɜːvjuː/
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noun
R

The area that something deals with or is about.

The new policy is within the purview of the education department.

R

The responsibility or authority someone has over something.

The issue of waste management is within the purview of the environmental agency.

translation

n. The area that something deals with or is about.; The responsibility or authority someone has over something.

Word Forms

Plural purviews