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Purview: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Purview noun. The range of things a person or body deals with or has authority over.
How to say it
PUR-vyoo/ˈpɜːvjuː/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (PUR).
Purview in a sentence
Parking fines fall outside the council’s purview; that’s the police.
Whether the film is any good is beyond the purview of the censors.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- remit
- scope
- sphere
- jurisdiction
Where purview comes from
From Anglo-Norman purveu est, it is provided, words that opened a clause in a statute.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Whether the film is any good is beyond the _____ of the censors.
- vocation
- purview
- stipend
Show the answer
purview: Whether the film is any good is beyond the purview of the censors.