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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Run under the auspices of the Coronado Historical Association, the museum opened an exhibit that dived deep into the Hotel del Coronado’s rich history and how that history has shaped the resort city by the sea.
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
Staffers at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on December 15 and 16 voted to unionize under the auspices of AFSCME Cultural Workers United District Council 36, with 96 percent casting their electronic ballots in favor of doing so.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Dec. 2025
The groundbreaking Weimar-era Austrian filmmaker left his country when the Nazis came to power, but he was reeled back in just a few years later, and began making movies under the auspices of Joseph Goebbels.
—The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
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.
—Kirsten Grieshaber, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
Staffers at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on December 15 and 16 voted to unionize under the auspices of AFSCME Cultural Workers United District Council 36, with 96 percent casting their electronic ballots in favor of doing so.
—News Desk, Artforum, 18 Dec. 2025
The groundbreaking Weimar-era Austrian filmmaker left his country when the Nazis came to power, but he was reeled back in just a few years later, and began making movies under the auspices of Joseph Goebbels.
—The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
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.
—Kirsten Grieshaber, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Under the auspices of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20auspices%20of. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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