under the auspices of
idiom
formal
: with the help and support of (someone or something)
The donation was made under the auspices of the local historical society.
The research is being done under the auspices of the federal government.
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Members of the church, one of the world’s oldest Protestant denominations, found refuge in the German region in 1722 under the auspices of Count Nikolaus von Zinzendorf, who granted them asylum from prosecution by Catholics.
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Kirsten Grieshaber, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
The finding of the boxes revealed multiple materials intended to propagate and consolidate the Third Reich’s and Hitler’s ideologies in Argentina and South America, possibly in an effort to bring neutral countries under the auspices of Germany.
—Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
The nonprofit, which formed a year ago under the auspices of the Downtown Alliance, plans a public engagement process to examine key wants and needs downtown and inform a long-term improvement strategy.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Every single member country supported Kennedy’s proposal for a quarantine established under the auspices of the Rio Treaty.
—Time, 28 Oct. 2025
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Kirsten Grieshaber, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
The finding of the boxes revealed multiple materials intended to propagate and consolidate the Third Reich’s and Hitler’s ideologies in Argentina and South America, possibly in an effort to bring neutral countries under the auspices of Germany.
—Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
The nonprofit, which formed a year ago under the auspices of the Downtown Alliance, plans a public engagement process to examine key wants and needs downtown and inform a long-term improvement strategy.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Every single member country supported Kennedy’s proposal for a quarantine established under the auspices of the Rio Treaty.
—Time, 28 Oct. 2025
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