purview

Meanings

• Noun

  A comprehensive view or survey of a subject or situation.

• Noun

  The scope or range of something, especially that which can be managed or controlled.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with purview
curves , peruses , reviews , muses

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Variants

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purview , purviews

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Etymology

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From the Middle English word 'purveian', meaning 'to provide for, take care of'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'purview' is often used in legal contexts to refer to the range of a person's authority or jurisdiction.

2. In the game of chess, the 'purview' of a piece refers to the squares it can move to.

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Related Concepts

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1. perspective: Related to the concept of perspective, as 'purview' refers to a comprehensive view or survey.

2. overview: Synonymous with 'purview', as both words refer to a comprehensive view or survey.

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Quotes

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1. After the true shock and awe of a campaign of massive surplus, as in the Gulf War, no regime would have risked its survival by failing to go after the terrorists within its "purview".

   - Mark Helprin,{it}Wall Street Journal{/it},17 May 2004

2. It is the use of informal, back channels outside public or congressional "purview"—designed partly to thwart publicity and partly to hold down the temperature of disputes within the government—that critics say denies the protections of open government.

   - Bob Woodward et al.,{it}Washington Post{/it},20-26 Jan. 1992

3. … the contemporary university, though, has reached beyond the "purview" of education, and it has thereby become entangled in problems it lacks the means to resolve.

   - Louis Menand,{it}Harper's{/it},December 1991

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Culture

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In literature, 'purview' is often used to describe a character's perspective or understanding of a situation. In art, it can refer to the range of vision or perspective of the artist.

How to Memorize "purview"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a comprehensive view or survey, such as looking out over a landscape or reviewing a document.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'purview' with the idea of having a complete understanding or overview of a situation.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering that 'purview' comes from the Middle English word 'purveian', meaning 'to provide for, take care of'. This can help you remember that 'purview' refers to having a comprehensive view or survey.

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