scope; range; reach; orbit; compass; ambitan area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet" "a piano has a greater range than the human voice"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power" Type of:
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