ambit

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ambit [ambit ambits] BrE [ˈæmbɪt] NAmE [ˈæmbɪt] noun singular (formal)
the range of the authority or influence of sth
•This case falls clearly within the ambit of the 2001 act.

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘precincts, an area’): from Latin ambitus ‘circuit’, from ambire ‘go round’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  scope, range, reach, orbit, compass