ambit
noun/ˈæmbɪt/
/ˈæmbɪt/
[singular] (formal)- the range of the authority or influence of something
- within the ambit of something This case falls clearly within the ambit of the 2021 Act.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘precincts, an area’): from Latin ambitus ‘circuit’, from ambire ‘go round’.Want to learn more?
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