ambit
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈæmbɪt/
- Formal
:
ámbito
- The new regulations fall within the ambit of federal law, ensuring compliance across all states.
- fall within the ambit
- remain within the ambit
- ambit of the military
You're trying to use your intellect beyond its ambit, that's all.
- You're trying to use your intellect beyond its ambit, that's all.
Examples
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"I hope you choose to broaden, and not contract, your ambit of concern."
Blog text (10) -
First, the Supreme Court could just shrink the ambit of the religion clauses as applied to all levels of government.
Academic text (2010) -
Uh, as per my instructions in the manual, it fell within the ambit of my responsibility.
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What marks the scope or ambit of any man?
Fiction book (1991) -
Others simply wanted to be near him, as though sharing his physical presence placed them in the ambit of sacred power.
Academic text (2008) -
Uh, field trips would fall under the ambit of additional academic pursuits.
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NATO's expanded ambit is a result of the new global politics that emerged after the Cold War.
Academic text (2006) -
However, concerns exist with respect to the overly broad ambit of the conspiracy provisions of the Competition Act.
Academic text (1995) -
The primary constraint is that whatever policy they adopt must reasonably be within the ambit of the agency's statutory authority.
Academic text (2016) -
When municipalities wish to zone with broad authority, the general welfare ambit is the most conducive criterion available to justify this exercise of power.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
∞
2.9
The area or limits where something has an effect
685
2.3
How large or serious something is
215
4.6
The range that an activity or rule covers
161
3.0
The distance or area where something can have influence
46
6.0
The range of what someone or something can do
45
5.1
The limits of an area or subject
24
6.0
The group of people and things that are part of someone's life or work
How Broad
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word ambit comes from the Latin ambire, which meant 'to go around', and the part ambi- that means 'around'. So ambit is like the 'area around' something and now means the limits or scope where it has effect.