Thesaurus:area of authority

Thesaurus

area of authority

English

Noun

Sense: the extent of someone's expertise, authority, activity or knowledge

Synonyms

Note: All terms are usually figurative.

• area
• arena
• bailiwick
• domain
• department
• discipline
• field
• jurisdiction
• lookout
• orbit
• province
• realm
• section
• sector
• sphere
• territory
• turf
• pale
• wheelhouse (US, slang)
• world

Hyponyms

• sphere of influence

Further reading

• “625. business” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “field” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
• “sphere” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.