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bailiwick::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | discipline, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field |
| Type of | domain, knowledge domain, knowledge base |
| Has types | arts, bibliotics, communication theory, communications, divinity, engineering, engineering science, escapology, frontier, futuristics, futurology, genealogy, graphology, humanistic discipline, humanities, theology, applied science, architecture, allometry, landscape architecture, liberal arts, major, military science, numerology, occultism, ology, protology, science, scientific discipline, technology, theogony |
bailiwick::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | jurisdiction |
Examples of bailiwick
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He lacked any arguments for why the lobbying squad should remain in his bailiwick.
From the chron.com
Next time a minister announces newspapers are in his bailiwick, he might be right.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Several commanderies were combined to form a bailiwick headed by a Landkomtur.
From the en.wikipedia.org
In 1537-76, the customs post of Nyon was the most profitable in the bailiwick.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Numbers are Charlie's bailiwick with his background in business and economics.
From the orlandosentinel.com
On the other hand, if universal coverage is your bailiwick, Romney comes out far ahead.
From the forbes.com
Remember, high-powered offenses were supposed to be Billick's bailiwick.
From the usatoday.com
He said nuclear safety issues are the bailiwick of national regulators.
From the kansas.com
Food advertising, meanwhile, falls within the bailiwick of the Federal Trade Commission.
From the time.com
- The area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
- Discipline: a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
- The district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction; a person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority
- The area of responsibility for a sheriff, responsible for keeping the peace and for enforcing the royal laws.
- The administrative unit of the English Province of the Templars,comprising a region, shire or group of villages
- Specially a liberty exempted from the sherriff and over which the lord of the liberty appoints a bailiff.
