purview
nounWord Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French purveu ‘foreseen’, past participle of purveier, from Latin providere ‘foresee, attend to’, from pro- ‘before’ + videre ‘to see’. Early use was as a legal term specifying the body of a statute following the words “be it enacted …”.
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within/outside the purview of something
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within/outside the limits of what a person, an organization, etc. is responsible for; dealt/ not dealt with by a document, law, etc. 在（个人或组织等的）权限之内／之外；在（文件、法律等的）范围内／外 Local disputes are outside the purview of this legislation. 地方争端不在这项立法的范围之内。 The matter falls within the purview of the Select Committee. 这件事属于专责委员会的职权范围。