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purview

[ pur-vyoo ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc.
Synonyms: extent, compass, responsibility, scope
the range of vision, insight, or understanding.
Law.
1. that which is provided or enacted in a statute, as distinguished from the preamble.
2. the purpose or scope of a statute.
the full scope or compass of any document, statement, subject, book, etc.

purview

/ ˈpɜːvjuː /

Origin of purview¹

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English purveu, from Anglo-French: past participle of purveier “to furnish or supply”; purvey

Origin of purview¹

C15: from Anglo-Norman purveu, from porveeir to furnish; see purvey

From his purview, our visit and interest had brought excitement to him and his peers.

Heated and offensive Facebook comments are by no means the exclusive purview of Republican officials.

I have recently established a web site containing a summary of what actually will be done within the purview of our research.

Treaty compliance issues are the purview of the State Department.

To revise, as they do, the landay tradition, once the sole purview of man, is to risk death.

These are among the questions that have influenced the mind of the writer in considering the purview of his book.

Up to then, the English national purview had been almost wholly insular and focussed on the Continent.

The field which he included in his purview was wide—almost as wide as our national life.

Simultaneously Robert and I removed ourselves from the purview of the door.

Who can doubt that Dress is a matter properly coming within purview of religion?

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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