purview

/ˈpɜrvyu/
noun
  1. The range or scope of someone's authority, responsibility, or interest.
    • As manager, hiring new staff is part of her purview.
    • Deciding on the budget is within the purview of the finance committee.
    • That issue falls outside the purview of the local government.
  2. The range of vision or understanding; what someone can see or comprehend.
    • The details of the plan were beyond the purview of the average citizen.
    • The scientist's research expanded the purview of human knowledge.
    • From the tower, the entire valley came into his purview.
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