1.
If there is ~ for a particular kind of behaviour or activity, people have the opportunity to behave in this way or do that activity.
He believed in giving his staff ~ for initiative...
Banks had increased ~ to develop new financial products.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N for n, N to-inf
2.
The ~ of an activity, topic, or piece of work is the whole area which it deals with or includes.
Mr Dobson promised to widen the organisation’s ~ of activity.
N-SING: usu N of n