| Main Entry: |
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| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
area of authority |
| Synonyms: |
administration, arbitration,
area,
authority, bailiwick, bounds, circuit,
command,
commission,
compass, confines,
control,
discretion, district,
domination,
dominion,
empire,
extent,
field,
hegemony,
influence,
inquisition, judicature, limits, magistracy,
might,
orbit,
power,
prerogative,
province,
purview,
range,
reach,
reign,
right,
rule,
say,
scope, slot,
sovereignty,
sphere, stomping grounds,
supervision,
sway,
territory,
turf*,
zone
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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