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purview

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of purview

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.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of purview

ambit, amplitude, breadth, compass, confines, dimension(s), extent, range, reach, realm, scope, sweep, width

frontier, panorama

bailiwick, circle, demesne, department, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom, field, province, region, specialty, sphere, terrain

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