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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The saga involved a unique corporate structure that placed the fast-growing, for-profit company behind ChatGPT under the auspices of a nonprofit board.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
In postwar Communist Poland, under the auspices of the Ministry of Art and Culture, designers were pretty much let off the leash.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
That means automakers may no longer be expected or required to design vehicles intended to reduce those pollutants or embrace the production of electric vehicles under the auspices of rules that were intended to curb gases that have been found to contribute to global warming.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 12 Feb. 2026
The cuts arrive less than six years after the museum eliminated more than a hundred jobs through voluntary early retirement and layoffs, and four years after unionized employees ratified their first contract with the institution under the auspices of United Auto Workers 2110.
—News Desk, Artforum, 29 Jan. 2026
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
In postwar Communist Poland, under the auspices of the Ministry of Art and Culture, designers were pretty much let off the leash.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
That means automakers may no longer be expected or required to design vehicles intended to reduce those pollutants or embrace the production of electric vehicles under the auspices of rules that were intended to curb gases that have been found to contribute to global warming.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 12 Feb. 2026
The cuts arrive less than six years after the museum eliminated more than a hundred jobs through voluntary early retirement and layoffs, and four years after unionized employees ratified their first contract with the institution under the auspices of United Auto Workers 2110.
—News Desk, Artforum, 29 Jan. 2026
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