Purview

Noun

 * 1)  The enacting part of a statute.
 * 2)  The scope of a statute.
 * 3) Scope or range of interest or control.
 * 4) Range of understanding.
 * 1) Range of understanding.
 * 1) Range of understanding.

Related terms

 * purvey

Thesaurus
agency, agentship, ambit, assignment, authority, authorization, brevet, care, charge, clear sight, color vision, commission, commissioning, commitment, compass, cone vision, consignment, cure, day vision, daylight vision, delegated authority, delegation, deputation, devolution, devolvement, discernment, embassy, empowerment, entrusting, entrustment, errand, executorship, exequatur, extension, extent, eye, eye-mindedness, eyesight, factorship, farsight, farsightedness, field of view, field of vision, full power, horizon, jurisdiction, keen sight, ken, legation, license, lieutenancy, mandate, mission, night vision, office, orbit, perception, peripheral field, peripheral vision, perspicacity, perspicuity, photopia, plenipotentiary power, power of attorney, power of sight, power to act, procuration, proxy, quick sight, radius, range, reach, regency, regentship, responsibility, rod vision, scope, scotopia, seeing, sense of sight, sight, sightedness, sweep, task, trust, trusteeship, twilight vision, unobstructed vision, vicarious authority, vision, visual acuity, visual field, visual sense, warrant

Etymology
From purveu:, from  purveuest:, or purveu que: (statutory language), from  porveu:, past partiple of porveoir:, from  provideo: (See provide). Influenced by view: and its etymological antecedants.

Translations

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 * German: Einflussbereich


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