purview
nounfeminineformal/aɫ.ˈka.dɐ/medium
al·ca·da
Definition
The scope of authority, competence, or jurisdiction of a person or entity; sphere of action.
That decision is not within the purview of the human resources department.
The court refused the case as it was outside its purview.
Common collocations
outside the purviewwithin the purviewjudicial purviewadministrative purview
Etymology
Do árabe 'al-qada' ('o poder de decisão, a jurisdição').