fall under
Be classified as
Fall under means to be classified within a category or subject to a particular authority or rule.
Tasks fall under someone's responsibility; topics fall under a heading; actions fall under suspicion.
The phrase suggests something belonging to a larger grouping or coming within the scope of something else: That falls under the jurisdiction of the federal courts.
Power to enforce obedience
- purviewRange of authority
- domainArea of control
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
governance · regulation · control · supervision · mandate · scope · province · remit
Arrange by shared traits
- belong toBe the property of
- bracketSupport or category
- sectionDistinct divided part
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
designate · type · genre · division · heading · taxonomy · nomenclature · segmentation
Be accountable to
- answer toBe subordinate to
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
- superiorHigher in rank
supervisor · manager · boss · authority figure · organizational chart · direct report
authority
Power to enforce obedience
- purviewRange of authority
- domainArea of control
- responsibilityState of being answerable
oversight · governance · regulation · control · supervision · mandate · scope · province · remit · auspices
classify
Arrange by shared traits
label · designate · type · genre · division · heading · taxonomy · nomenclature · segmentation · codification
report to
Be accountable to
- answer toBe subordinate to
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- chain of commandFormal authority hierarchy
superior · supervisor · manager · boss · authority figure · organizational chart · direct report
fall underescape
Flight from captivity
stand alone · transcend · evade · circumvent
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