1. the range of authority, responsibility, or concern of a person or organization
2. the range or scope of something

Examples

• Budget decisions fall within the purview of the finance committee.
• That issue is outside my purview as department head.
• The new regulations expand the purview of the environmental agency.
• Personnel matters are not within the purview of this meeting.
• The study examined topics within the purview of modern psychology.
• Foreign policy falls under the purview of the State Department.
• The broad purview of the investigation included financial records.