auspices

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noun

Protection or patronage.

“The project took place under the auspices of the local church.”

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of auspice
nounauspices pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyProtection or patronage.

    The project took place under the auspices of the local church.

    2 more examples

    "You are of the old school, Sir Robert, I know; but, still, even you must allow that a fancy fair does good—many a sinking charity has been revived under its auspices, many a principle of care for our humble classes been implanted in the young heart, and—"

    1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXXVII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 169

    Lynch added: "Our findings from our FOI requests on ticket office closures shows the whole process to be a stitch-up between the train operators, under the auspices of the Rail Delivery Group[,] and ministers.

    2023 October 18, Mel Holley, “Network News: Harper attacks Labour over strikes... but unions hit back”, in RAIL, number 994, page 18

    Synonyms: protection, patronage, aegis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounProtection or patronage.

More synonyms by meaning

nounkindly endorsement and guidance

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian протекция
  • протекция (protekcija)patronage or protection
Dutch auspiciën
  • auspiciënpatronage or protection
Finnish suojelus, varjelus
  • suojeluspatronage or protection
  • varjeluspatronage or protection
  • huostapatronage or protection
German Schirmherrschaft, Schutz
  • Schirmherrschaftpatronage or protection
  • Schutzpatronage or protection
  • Fittichepatronage or protection
  • Obhutpatronage or protection
  • Ägidepatronage or protection
Indonesian naungan
  • naunganpatronage or protection
Norwegian Bokmål auspisier
  • auspisierpatronage or protection
Russian эги́да
  • эги́да (egída)patronage or protection
Spanish auspicios
  • auspiciospatronage or protection
Swedish beskydd
  • beskyddpatronage or protection
Ukrainian егі́да
  • егі́да (ehída)patronage or protection
Cite this entry
APA

auspices. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auspices

MLA

“auspices.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auspices. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auspices,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auspices.

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