scope of investigation
1Single Scope Background Investigation — A Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) is a type of United States security clearance investigation required for Top Secret, SCI and Q access, and involves agents contacting employers, coworkers and other individuals. Standard elements… …
2scope — 01. The commission has been instructed to widen the [scope] of its investigation. 02. The government appointed ethics committee has been authorized to widen the [scope] of its investigation to include a discussion of new reproductive technologies …
3scope — scope1 W3 [skəup US skoup] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Italian; Origin: scopo purpose , from Greek skopos] 1.) [U] the range of things that a subject, activity, book etc deals with scope of ▪ the need to define the scope of the investigation ▪ measures …
4-scope — comb. form forming nouns denoting: 1 a device looked at or through (kaleidoscope; telescope). 2 an instrument for observing or showing (gyroscope; oscilloscope). Derivatives: scopic comb. form forming adjectives. Etymology: from or after mod.L… …
5scope — scopeless, adj. /skohp/, n., v., scoped, scoping. n. 1. extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope. 2. space for movement or activity; opportunity for operation: to give one s… …
6scope — [[t]skoʊp[/t]] n. v. scoped, scop•ing 1) extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope[/ex] 2) opportunity or freedom for movement or activity: to give one s fancy full scope[/ex] 3) …
7scope — /skoʊp / (say skohp) noun 1. extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope. 2. space for movement or activity; opportunity for operation: to give one s fancy full scope. 3. extent in …
8scope — noun 1) the scope of the investigation Syn: extent, range, breadth, width, reach, sweep, purview, span, horizon; area, sphere, field, realm, compass, orbit, ambit, terms/field of reference, j …
9scope — noun 1) the scope of the investigation Syn: extent, range, breadth, reach, sweep, span, area, sphere, realm, compass, orbit, ambit, terms of reference, remit 2) the scope for change is limited …
10Federal Bureau of Investigation — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), serving as both a federal criminal investigative body and a domestic intelligence agency. At present, the FBI has… …
