purview
purview Lexical Profile
purview Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The scope of the influence, authority, responsibility, or concern of a person, organization, or activity.
"Regulating international maritime trade falls outside the purview of the municipal council."
The range of someone's experience, perception, or mental outlook.
"His extensive travels brought diverse philosophical traditions within his purview."
The main enacting body or operative portion of a statute, following the preamble and stating its provisions.
"The defense attorney argued that the disputed clause in the preamble did not alter the legal purview of the statute."
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late Middle Ages from Anglo-Norman 'purveu' ('provided'), the past participle of 'purveier' (to provide or foresee), ultimately from Latin 'providere'. Its modern spelling and broader meaning of 'scope' or 'range of vision' were influenced by folk-etymological association with the noun 'view'.
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