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Meaning of Bailiwick | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbeɪ.lɪ.wɪk

Definitions

  1. The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
  2. A person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.

Equivalents

العربية دائرة النّفوذ
Deutsch Ballei Vogtei
Español bailía
Suomi voutikunta
Íslenska þekkingarsvið
Italiano bailiato
Polski baliwat
Русский бейливик

Examples

“The Bailiwick of Jersey.”
“I established the fairly well-understood pattern that affairs of state were not in my bailiwick.”
“Jack is full of these insights, thoughtful turns of phrase from a character whose perpetual struggle between wastrel and righteous is all too familiar a bailiwick for the universal insecurities of the human condition.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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