Plural of ambit; the scope, extent, or bounds of something; the area or range within which something operates.
From Latin 'ambitus' (a going around, circuit, boundary), derived from 'ambire' (to go around). The plural form 'ambits' refers to multiple scopes, ranges, or territorial boundaries.
When someone says 'that's beyond the ambit of this committee,' they mean it's outside the boundaries and scope of what that committee is allowed to decide about—it's a legal and bureaucratic term that literally means the 'going around' that defines limits.
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