0 to reduce a period of time that someone must spend in prison: --
2 the area that a person or group of people in authority has responsibility for or control over: --
The remit of this official inquiry is to investigate the reasons for the accident.
4 the types of activity that a person or organization has responsibility for: --
The Treasury's remit has never been more wide-ranging than it is now.
As independent broadcasters, it is part of our remit to cater for minority audiences and promote diversity.
Her appointment to the board comes with a remit to focus on its corporate social responsibility.
have a/no remit to do sth The Commission had the remit to consider how small companies could compete in the public-sector market.
be/fall outside sb's remit Where a case falls outside the ombudsman's remit, the aggrieved customer has no alternative but to take the company involved to court.
be/fall within/under sb's remit Many such cases will fall within the remit of the small claims court.
His remit includes strategy development, and pricing and packaging issues, as well as regulatory affairs.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.