ˈæmbɪt ˈɔː.bɪt ˈɔɹ.bɪt ɹeɪndʒ ɹiːt͡ʃ an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: a piano has a greater range than the human voice the ambit of municipal legislation within the compass of this article within the scope of an investigation outside the reach of the law in the political orbit of a world power