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
Any change to an appraisal cap falls under the purview of the Texas Legislature not individual appraisal districts, Turner said.
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
The Republicans' latest budget resolution includes massive cuts across federal programs, including those under the purview of the Agriculture Committee, raising alarms among both Democrats that food aid could be endangered.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
It could be moved under the purview of another department.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
Tech companies don’t fall under the purview of the FCC — the agency regulates only traditional communications.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
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Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
The Republicans' latest budget resolution includes massive cuts across federal programs, including those under the purview of the Agriculture Committee, raising alarms among both Democrats that food aid could be endangered.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
It could be moved under the purview of another department.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2025
Tech companies don’t fall under the purview of the FCC — the agency regulates only traditional communications.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for purview
Noun
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The medicine wheel represents the interconnectivity of all aspects of one's being, and the continuous interaction of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual realms.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Nearly all of them cite the Stanford University communications scholar Clifford Nass, who by the 1990s and 2000s became the go-to expert on human-computer interaction, particularly in the realm of voice interfaces.—
Sarah A. Bell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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With shed space fitted out to complete two yachts ranging from 98-feet to 229-feet and surface area of around 60,000 square feet, the yard has huge scope for future superyacht construction.—
Katia Damborsky,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Do Iranian artists find there is more scope for becoming a professional artist in the diaspora?—
Rebecca Ruth Gould,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The initiative is grounded in six research domains: Comprehension & Agency: AI systems that support, rather than replace, critical thinking and reasoning.—
Tracey Follows,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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There are various issues in the business world, but not every issue will fall within your domain of responsibility or expertise.—
Stephanie Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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The issue before us is whether his mere claim of extraordinary harm justifies this court's immediate review, which would essentially remove the legal issues from the district court's ambit before its proceedings have concluded.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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The data and tooling that informs 360 campaigns should be well-defined within the ambit of your governance and compliance frameworks to prevent the compromise of user privacy or the implementation of unfair or biased algorithms.—
Runki Goswami,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Purview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purview. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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