come under
To belong to a group or category, or to start getting criticism or pressure from others.
Meanings
To be classified within a particular category, heading, or area of responsibility.
"Environmental law comes under the jurisdiction of the federal government, not individual states."
To experience criticism, scrutiny, pressure, or attack.
"The CEO came under heavy criticism after the company's data breach became public."
"The administration has come under fire for its handling of the crisis."
— The New York Times, widely used phrasing in political reporting
To begin to be governed by, controlled by, or influenced by something.
"The territory came under French control in the eighteenth century."
Very common in formal and journalistic writing. The sense of 'experiencing criticism or attack' often appears with nouns like 'fire', 'scrutiny', 'pressure', and 'attack'. The classification sense is common in academic and administrative contexts.
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