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Meanings of remit in English

Portuguese
adiar
Spanish
aplazar

Hold back to a later time.

adiar
Spanish
remitir

Refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision.

remitir
Portuguese
afrouxar
Catalan
reduir-se
Spanish
aflojar

Make slack as by lessening tension or firmness.

afrouxar

(Law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)

Usage of remit in English
1
Our obesity problem has gone way beyond the remit of most GPs.
The Guardian
2
But there's a good reason for that: it falls outside his remit.
The Guardian
3
Holder said hiring issues may be added to the inquiry's remit later.
The Guardian
4
Roux's remit was broad, covering financial regulation across a number of headings.
The Irish Times
5
The rest of the economy is considered beyond the remit of politics.
The Guardian
6
Trade has been under the remit of the economy ministry since 1958.
Reuters
7
This is not about extending those to any new remit, she said.
The Guardian
8
The new powers are expected to extend that remit to all Britons.
Reuters
9
Names vary but the remit remains the same: to make an impact.
The Irish Times
10
That examination is now the remit of the new panel of inquiry.
The Guardian
11
The remit of this fund would be confined to the western region.
The Irish Times
12
That's our remit: Build a barrier between the verge and the river.
Water, stone, heart
13
After the schemes launch, the government widened the remit of the SEISS.
The South African
14
Its remit includes ensuring the financial and editorial independence of the newspaper.
Reuters
15
They will have no powers their remit will only be to agree.
The Irish Times
16
The monitoring of noise is not the remit of the local authority.
Jamaica Observer
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Translations for remit
Remit through the time
Remit across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
United States of America
Less common