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auspice

[ aw-spis ]

noun

plural auspices
  1. Usually auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:

    under the auspices of the Department of Education.

  2. Often auspices. a favorable sign or propitious circumstance.
  3. a divination or prognostication, originally from observing birds.


auspice

/ ˈɔ˲õ±èɪ²õ /

noun

  1. usually plural patronage or guidance (esp in the phrase under the auspices of )
  2. often plural a sign or omen, esp one that is favourable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of auspice1

First recorded in 1525–35; from French, from Latin auspicium “a bird-watching, divination from flight of birds,†equivalent to auspic- (stem of auspex ) + -ium -ium
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of auspice1

C16: from Latin auspicium augury from birds; see auspex
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After Vladimir Putin had proposed replacing President Volodymyr Zelensky's administration with "external governance" in Ukraine under the auspices of the UN, President Trump made it known that he was "angry" with Putin.

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Another provision of the decree appears to take action to restore monuments to Confederate leaders on federal land under the auspices of rejecting “anti-American ideology.â€

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Doing this under the auspices of reducing waste and fraud sounds like a good thing.

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