coming under

Verb

come under (third-person singular simple present comes under, present participle coming under, simple past came under, past participle come under)

1. (literally) To come underneath (something).
   • Why don't you come under my umbrella? There's plenty of room.
2. To be included or classified under (a title, specified class etc.).
   • To sympathisers, though, all of his crimes came under the general heading of misdemeanors.
3. To be subjected to, be under the auspices of.
   • Eventually I was promoted, and a small team of recruits came under my authority.