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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pur•view /ˈpɜrvyu/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the range of operation, authority, concern, etc.:Collecting taxes falls within the purview of the assessor.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pur•view (pûr′vyo̅o̅),USA pronunciation n. - the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc.
- the range of vision, insight, or understanding.
- Law
- that which is provided or enacted in a statute, as distinguished from the preamble.
- the purpose or scope of a statute.
- the full scope or compass of any document, statement, subject, book, etc.
- Anglo-French: past participle of purveier to purvey
- Middle English purveu 1225–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged scope, responsibility, compass, extent.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: purview /ˈpɜːvjuː/ n - the scope of operation or concern of something
- the breadth or range of outlook or understanding
- the body of a statute, containing the enacting clauses
Etymology: 15th Century: from Anglo-Norman purveu, from porveeir to furnish; see purvey |