noun
remit
An assigned area of responsibility or authority.
The committee's remit includes reviewing safety rules and recommending changes.
Etymology
Remit developed the sense of referring a matter to someone for action. The noun names the field of responsibility entrusted to that person or body.
More examples
- Hiring decisions fall outside the advisory board's remit.
- The agency has a broad remit to protect consumers.
- The two departments have overlapping remits.
Forms
remit · remits
Similar words
- mandate
- Emphasizes an authoritative instruction or authorization to act.
- jurisdiction
- Usually concerns legally defined authority over people, places, or matters.
- scope
- Describes the range covered, without necessarily implying assigned responsibility.