Bailiwick vs Turfdom - What's the difference?
bailiwick | turfdom | Synonyms |
the district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction.
a person's concern or sphere of operations, their area of skill or authority.
* {{quote-book, 1961, author=, title=The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt
, passage=I established the fairly well-understood pattern that affairs of state were not in my bailiwick .}}
(uncountable) The sport of horse racing
*{{quote-news, 1921, April 30, , Turfdom Eyes Derby Starters Who Race Today, Chicago Daily Tribune
, passage=The eyes of turfdom are turned tomorrow to the Blue Grass stakes at Lexington
(uncountable) Territoriality
*{{quote-book, 1997, , Lovers of the Place, page=65
, passage=Monastics of all ages should be on the lookout for the danger of turfdom . Having been given a job to do, they make it into their kingdom where no one else may enter.}}
(countable) A private domain, especially in academic settings
*{{quote-book, 1992, James P. Gelatt, Managing Nonprofit Organizations in the 21st Century, page=141
, passage=It may be necessary to meet in private with one or more of the senior staff to remind them that the organization is looking to build teams, not turfdoms . }}
Bailiwick is a synonym of turfdom.
As nouns the difference between bailiwick and turfdom
is that bailiwick is the district within which a bailie or bailiff has jurisdiction while turfdom is (uncountable) the sport of horse racing.bailiwick
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(wikipedia bailiwick)Noun
(en noun)- The .
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* (area or subject of authority or involvement) domain, department, jurisdiction, sphere, territory, turf.References
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