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Meaning of remit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɹɪˈmɪt

Definitions

  1. Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope.
    British
  2. A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court.

Equivalents

Examples

“WHO/TDR should prepare a volume containing ... important issues in the performance of studies that fall outside of the GLP remit.”
“However, this is beyond the remit of this particular article.”
“Next steps ... Create one IS organisation and extend remit to all HE activities.”
“2012, The Economist, Sep 29th 2012 issue, Chile's economic statistics: For richer—or poorer Chile needs to gather together its statisticians into a single agency, such as a new and improved INE, and give it more autonomy and a broader remit.”
“As an adjunct to the new corporate plan, the sector produced a 20-page prospectus explaining how it would fulfil its remit, which was approved by the Minister.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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