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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In Money We Trust?, which was produced under the auspices of Maryland Public television. Steve Forbes, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 And though the deal was clinched with involvement from the incoming Trump administration, it was sealed under the auspices of the Biden administration in its waning days. Daniel Estrin, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025 In an anxious fury, Ray storms through her house under the auspices of winning her a free trip to Atlantic City from a radio contest. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025 In the early nineties, Fritz, who’d grown up on a farm in the mountains near Innsbruck, was working with ravens at a research station in the Alm River valley, under the auspices of the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for under the auspices of

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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 2 Apr. 2025.

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