come under

1. Fit into a category or classification, as in This document comes under the heading “classified.” [Mid-1600s]

2. Be the responsibility or province of, as in My department comes under your jurisdiction . [Early 1700s]

Example Sentences

The ONS has come under fire in recent months over the reliability of some of its statistics, particularly its jobs market figures.

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Her position has come under pressure after the government demanded the centre change its focus to defence and threatened to pull its funding if it did not - leading to staff discontent and a whistleblowing complaint submitted to the Charity Commission.

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They will eventually be replaced by longer-term rent controls in the government's Housing Bill, which will allow ministers to decide which parts of Scotland could come under rent control areas.

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He said this would see the US and Europe "effectively offer Article 5-like language to cover a security guarantee", referring to the Nato clause which states that member states should defend another member that has come under attack.

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The detention center has also come under heavy scrutiny for its reportedly “inhumane” conditions for the detainees, including food contamination and extreme temperatures.

From Salon