ambit[noun]Synonyms: circumference, circuit, compass, perimeter, periphery, range, extension, extent, orbit, purview, radius, reach, scope, sweep
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am‧bit /ˈæmbət, ˈæmbɪt/
noun [singular] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: ambitus, from the past participle of ambire; ⇒ ambient]
the range or limit of someone’s authority, influence etc ⇒
remitfall within the ambit of something
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