Ambit (Noun)
Meaning
An 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".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The international court has the power to hear cases within the ambit of war crimes and human rights abuses.
- Biological scientists are working within the ambit of genetic research to develop new treatments for diseases.
- That issue falls outside the ambit of local government, so the problem must be addressed at a state or federal level.
- Her area of expertise includes psychology and sociology, and therefore the ambit of her study includes both.
- National laws governing online data protection operate within the ambit of government-regulated commercial practices.