remit
noun /ˈriːmɪt/, /rɪˈmɪt/
/ˈriːmɪt/, /rɪˈmɪt/
[usually singular] (British English)- the area of activity over which a particular person or group has authority, control or influence
- outside the remit of somebody/something Such decisions are outside the remit of this committee.
- within the remit of somebody/something In future, staff recruitment will fall within the remit of the division manager.
- remit to do something a remit to report on medical services
- The group has been given a remit to examine ways of improving the local transport system.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin remittere ‘send back, restore’, from re- ‘back’ + mittere ‘send’. The noun dates from the early 20th cent.