purview

[pur-vyoo]

noun

1. the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc.

   Synonyms: extent, compass, responsibility, scope

2. the range of vision, insight, or understanding.

3. Law.

   1. that which is provided or enacted in a statute, as distinguished from the preamble.

   2. the purpose or scope of a statute.

4. the full scope or compass of any document, statement, subject, book, etc.

purview

/ ˈpɜːvjuː /

noun

1. the scope of operation or concern of something

2. the breadth or range of outlook or understanding

3. law the body of a statute, containing the enacting clauses

Word History and Origins

Origin of purview¹

First recorded in 1225–75; Middle English purveu, from Anglo-French: past participle of purveier “to furnish or supply”; purvey

Word History and Origins

Origin of purview¹

C15: from Anglo-Norman purveu, from porveeir to furnish; see _purvey

Example Sentences

It logged 180 immigrant deaths under its purview for the 2023 fiscal year, the last year for which stats are publicly available and the third straight year that the number had increased.

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“As far as personnel changes, that’s under the purview of the Secretary of Homeland Security,” he said.

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But the decision fell within his purview, and his shop issued the rejection letter.

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Last week, following a report from the Wall Street Journal that revealed the secretary has been pushing for the agency to be placed under his department’s purview, Musk went on the offensive.

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Schuyler wrote that the demolition of historic structures in Washington, D.C., didn’t fall within the commission’s purview.

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