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 subcontractors, these workers were outside the purview and responsibility of the US and its military. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 24 Aug. 2026 But Bessent could encroach on the Federal Reserve's purview, setting up another test for the central bank's — and Chairman Kevin Warsh's — independence. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 The prison of around 600 inmates is under the purview of the Deputy Warden of Operations Benjamin Carrillo. — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Another important benefit of missing middle zoning policy is that zoning is typically the purview of local governments and does not require extensive involvement from the state or federal government. — Stefan Chavez-Norgaard, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for purview
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purview
  1. realm
  2. scope
  3. domain
  4. ambit
Noun
  • The film imagines a colorful, family-friendly realm concealed just under the surface of video games themselves, populated by a covert guild of guardians tasked with keeping each title operating and preserving every player’s journey.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026
  • This year’s whirlwind press tours, however, have brought standout footwear looks both within and beyond her realm of quintessential stiletto pumps.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of realm
Noun
  • But Treasury’s actions against the Islamic Republic have been modest in their scope so far.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The current implementation also takes about 69 seconds to run on an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X processor, leaving substantial scope for optimization.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of scope
Noun
  • This option also grants a handful of extra features, such as custom branding, domains, and team analytics.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The 120 misconfigured files the researchers found contained 227 commands to install non-existent packages or view unclaimed domains.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of domain
Noun
  • Highlights of Daniels excelling for the Tigers in big games might be considered within the ambit of newsworthiness and defeat a right-of-publicity claim.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Will some of our operations fall within the sanctions’ ambit?
    — Zaharia-Gabriel Sidere, Forbes.com, 6 May 2026
Definition of ambit

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“Purview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purview. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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