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ambit

[ am-bit ]

noun

  1. a sphere of operation or influence; range; scope:

    the ambit of such an action.



ambit

/ 藞忙尘产瑟迟 /

noun

  1. scope or extent
  2. limits, boundary, or circumference
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ambit1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English, from Latin ambitus 鈥渁 going around,鈥 equivalent to amb- ambi- + itus 鈥渁 going鈥 ( i- (stem of 墨谤别 to go) + -tus suffix of verb action)
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of ambit1

C16: from Latin ambitus a going round, from amb墨谤别 to go round, from ambi- + 墨谤别 to go
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鈥淭he drafters of the Espionage Act did not intend for publishers to fall within its ambit,鈥 Stella Assange wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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Before I moved to Los Angeles, I was a theater critic and editor for the Village Voice, where my ambit was principally the downtown theater scene.

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鈥淐learly, criminal actions taken by a president well outside the ambit of his official responsibilities should receive no immunity.鈥

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"I am given to understand the ambit of state security is widening," she added.

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Manesar always insists that he and his team work with the administration and within the ambit of law.

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