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remit

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɹɪˈmɪt

Definitions

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

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