ambit

Noun

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
  • a piano has a greater range than the human voice
    
  • the ambit of municipal legislation
    
  • within the compass of this article
    
  • within the scope of an investigation
    
  • outside the reach of the law
    
  • in the political orbit of a world power
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  scope , range , reach , orbit , compass