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Private equity has been the purview of super wealthy individuals and institutions.
Michael Lee-Chin

Meaning of "purview" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PURVIEW

From Anglo-Norman purveu, from porveeir to furnish.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PURVIEW

purview  [ˈpɜːvjuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURVIEW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Purview is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PURVIEW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of purview in the English dictionary

The first definition of purview in the dictionary is the scope of operation or concern of something. Other definition of purview is the breadth or range of outlook or understanding. Purview is also the body of a statute, containing the enacting clauses.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PURVIEW


Freeview
ˈfriːˌvjuː
grandnephew
ˈɡrænˌnɛvjuː
interview
ˈɪntəˌvjuː
nephew
ˈnɛvjuː
overview
ˈəʊvəˌvjuː
pageview
ˈpeɪdʒˌvjuː
preview
ˈpriːvjuː
prevue
ˈpriːvjuː
rereview
ˌriːrɪˈvjuː
review
rɪˈvjuː
revue
rɪˈvjuː
surview
ˈsɜːvjuː
teleview
ˈteləvjuː
view
vjuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURVIEW

pursuance
pursuant
pursuantly
pursue
pursuer
pursuing
pursuingly
pursuit
pursuit plane
pursuivant
pursy
purtenance
purty
purulence
purulency
purulent
purulently
purvey
purveyance
pus

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURVIEW

appraisal interview
bird´s-eye view
book review
counterview
exit interview
field of view
follow-up interview
job interview
on view
panoramic view
pay-per-view
peer review
point of view
preinterview
reinterview
sea view
side view
sneak preview
world view
world-view

Synonyms and antonyms of purview in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PURVIEW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «purview» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of purview

Translation of «purview» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PURVIEW

Find out the translation of purview to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of purview from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «purview» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

职权范围
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ámbito
570 millions of speakers

English

purview
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दायरे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اختصاص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

компетенция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alçada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মনোদিগন্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

compétence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Purview
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zuständigkeitsbereich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

範囲
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

purview
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Purview
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

điều khoản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கண்கானிப்பில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कार्यक्षेत्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

amaç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ambito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jurysdykcja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

компетенція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sfera de competență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αρμοδιότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bestek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sfär
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ansvarsområde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of purview

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURVIEW»

The term «purview» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.192 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PURVIEW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «purview» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «purview» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about purview

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6 QUOTES WITH «PURVIEW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word purview.
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Billy Al Bengston
I never do the cute thing with animals; they are interesting shapes. I just use their profile. Because German shepherds are so easily recognizable, they would fall outside my purview.
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Mike Fitzpatrick
Although Customs and Border Protection analyzes cargo and other information to target specific shipments for closer inspection, it still physically inspects only a small fraction of the containers under its purview.
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Barbara Goldsmith
Throughout history, self-styled arbiters have taken it upon themselves to decide the question of what can or cannot be the legitimate purview of art.
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Michael Lee-Chin
Private equity has been the purview of super wealthy individuals and institutions.
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Roy Moore
The First Amendment to the Constitution reflects that concept recognized in the Ten Commandments, that the duties we owe to God and the manner of discharging those duties are outside the purview of government.
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Joni Eareckson Tada
Alzheimer's disease is never an 'accident' in a marriage. It falls under the purview of God's sovereignty. In the case of someone with Alzheimer's, this means God's unconditional and sacrificial love has an opportunity to be even more gloriously displayed in a life together.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURVIEW»

Discover the use of purview in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to purview and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Devil Made Me Do it Too: Pressing, Personal, Poetic, Purview
But by the grace of God, I've gotten a handle on it and have not let go of His hand. After writing The Devil Made Me Do It Too, can I expunge the painful past and with a clean slate and conscience embrace the present and enjoy the future?
Donald T. Williams, 2011
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Christian Community in History Volume 1: Historical Ecclesiology
... purview was not a local church but the universal church. The pope had universal responsibility for souls and universal jurisdiction, that is, over the whole church and all the churches (II, 15-16, 66-68). "The power of the others is bound by ...
Roger Haight, 2004
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Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States
As Mr. Virden's absence from his official headquarters at Cleveland, presumably where his home is also located, was due to personal business and not while " serving * * * in an advisory capacity" within the purview of the above-quoted ...
United States. General Accounting Office, 1946
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L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
(e) In cases falling within the purview of subchapter B of this chapter, persons designated by veterans', service, and other organizations to appear before the Commission in a representative capacity on behalf of claimants will be deemed duly ...
5
Conservation of Power and Water
treasurer, general manager, comptroller, chief purchasing agent, director or partner, or to perform any other similar executive duties or functions, in any corporation1 within the purview of section 305(b) of the Act. With respect to positions not ...
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2012
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
... the same extent as if such civilian American citizen were an employee within the purview of the act of December 2, 1942 (Pub. L. 784, 77th Cong., 56 Stat. 1028, 42 U.S.C. 1701, et seq.). Under section 5(f) of the said War Claims Act of 1948, ...
‎1997
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A Dose of Emptiness: An Annotated Translation of the sTong ...
Therefore, when we say that the division into correct and incorrect exists within the purview of worldly consciousness, we mean that the division into correct and incorrect [conventional entities] is made by an ordinary innate worldly mind ('jig ...
Mkhas-grub Dge-legs-dpal-bzaṅ-po, José Ignacio Cabezón, 1992
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The Commentaries, Or Reports of Edmund Plowden: ... ...
Wherefore the Purview was made against all Strangers generally, viz. as well Infants as Men of full Age, whether they had Right or not. And accordingly the Exception is made generally, viz. except IVomen-covert, and every Person beiiig within ...
Great Britain. Courts, Edmund Plowden, 1816
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Internal Audit Handbook: Management with the SAP®-Audit Roadmap
Loss of trust Loss of trust The purview of SOX covers all U.S. companies registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including their foreign subsidiaries, as well as foreign companies listed in the United States (e.g., ...
C. Boecker, Z. Keil, Henning Kagermann, 2007
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Green Communications and Networks: Proceedings of the ...
(''purview''); for model II, the following code is needed to replace the Session ('' purview'') = rs (''permissions'') statement for i = 1 to n session (''purview'' & i) = rs ('' permissions'' & i) next where the value of n is the number of all permissions ...
Yuhang Yang, Maode Ma, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURVIEW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term purview is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bank dispute beyond AFT purview
CHENNAI: A dispute between a retired officer and a bank does not come under the purview of the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) Act, the Chennai bench of the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
EPFO makes UAN mandatory for all employers under its purview
NEW DELHI: Retirement fund body EPFO on Monday notified an order to make Universal Account Number (UAN) mandatory for all employers covered under ... «Economic Times, Jun 15»
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Anti-corruption branch outside Lt Governor's purview: AAP
"Anti-corruption branch falls outside the purview of Lt Governor. This morning we had this amusing statement from the LG wherein he stated that the ACB falls ... «Firstpost, Jun 15»
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More sectors brought under 'Swiss challenge' purview
The State government issued a GO here on Thursday, bringing new sectors for development of infrastructure projects in public private partnership (PPP) mode ... «The Hindu, May 15»
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Tibet out of purview of India's new Consulate in China
India will soon be opening a new Consulate in China's Chengdu city, capital of Sichuan province but Tibet, which borders it will not come under its purview. «Daily News & Analysis, May 15»
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LKG may be out of RTE purview from next year
BENGALURU: Since its inception, the Right To Education Act has run into numerous obstacles. Instead of resolving them, the government is thinking of ... «Times of India, May 15»
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Govt keeps national security out of Whistleblowers Protection Act …
Govt keeps national security out of Whistleblowers Protection Act purview. The government is set to move an amendment bill in Parliament during the current ... «The Indian Express, May 15»
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Federal Judge Asserts Purview Over SEC Judge Challenges
A New York federal judge handed down a mixed ruling on Wednesday that could give some ammunition to the Securities and Exchange Commission in its ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 15»
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'Pvt. hospitals to be brought under purview of RTI Act'
She said that private colleges had been brought under the purview of RTI Act as they got benefitted with fee reimbursement scheme. “The colleges which have ... «The Hindu, Apr 15»
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Bureau of Study Counsel To Move Under College's Purview
By bringing the BSC under the purview of the College, academic administrators also hope to collect better academic aggregate data for better targeted student ... «Harvard Crimson, Apr 15»

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