purview

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By looking from each end of the slot in turn, nearly all the floor area and more than half of the walls became visible, and a glance showed the inspector that nowhere in his purview was there anything behind which he might conceal himself, supposing he could obtain admission But could he obtain admission?

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  1. noun The extent or range of function, power, or competence; scope. See Synonyms at range.
  2. noun Range of vision, comprehension, or experience; outlook.
  3. noun Law The body, scope, or limit of a statute.

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  • Now, over the last century, we tend to think of commodity exchanges as the purview of Western industrialized countries. —  Eleni Gabre-Madhin on Ethiopian economics
  • Under Carroll's purview is the company's Wachovia Securities brokerage force, which will take the Wells Fargo Advisors name on May 1. —  Charlotte Observer: * Home Page
  • Their knowledge did not expand to everything, so how could they dare to make such an audacious assumption to the affect that something in their purview could be deemed impossible! —  Kottu
  • Policy decisions would still fall under the entire council's purview, but think about all of the things that our city manager can do now - hiring and firing employees, spending taxpayer money. —  The Daily News - News
  • Schools spokesman Russ Oaks said the matter was not in the superintendent's purview, and would instead be a matter for law enforcement and the school board itself. —  WBIR.com - News
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  1. Alteration (influenced by view) of Middle English purveu, proviso, from Anglo-Norman purveu est, it is provided (from the use of this word to introduce a proviso), past participle of purveier, to provide; see purvey.

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  1. from Old French pourvieu, purview, from pourveu, French pourvu, provided, past participle of pourvoir, provide, purvey: see purvey.
 

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