làmbit

Làmbit is a Catalan noun that is more correctly written as l'àmbit when used with the definite article. It denotes the field, scope, or domain of something—the extent of influence, activity, or competence of a person, organization, or concept. The term appears in both formal and everyday language and is commonly used to describe sectors such as public policy, administration, education, health, and business.

The concept can refer to geographic or organizational boundaries as well as to thematic or disciplinary areas. Examples include l'àmbit escolar (the educational domain), l'àmbit laboral (the work or labor sphere), l'àmbit internacional (the international arena), and l'àmbit de la salut (the health sector). In public administration and law, it is used to indicate the jurisdiction or competence of institutions, such as l'àmbit municipal or l'àmbit català.

Etymology and relation to other terms: àmbit derives from latin ambitus, meaning surrounding or circumference, and was adopted into Catalan with the sense of a surrounding field or area. It is a common Romance-language cognate related to terms in other languages that express scope or domain, such as ámbito in Spanish.

Usage notes: l'àmbit is typically followed by adjectives or nouns to specify the domain, and it is frequently found in formal writing as well as policy documents. It can be contrasted with synonyms like camp, domini, or zona, though àmbit emphasizes the sense of a bounded sphere of activity or influence.

See also: domeni, camp, zona, àmbit professional, àmbit educatiu.