variants also egis
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as in protection
means or method of defending having no claim to the land under the aegis of the law, the cattle baron decided to claim it by force

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as in sponsorship
the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking a medical study that was questioned by many because it was done under the aegis of a major pharmaceutical company

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Recent Examples of aegis The two partnered on a shower head, launched under the aegis of L’Oréal Professionnel, which has the capacity to decrease water consumption in hair salons by 69 percent. Jenny B. Fine, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024 National newsgathering has been put under the aegis of Adrienne Roark, an executive with experience primarily tied to management of local stations. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024 The 10-day calendar of events kicked off Sept. 5 and will close here Saturday, under the aegis of an overarching theme Terra Cosmos. Sofia Celeste, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024 Regardless of exactly whose aegis a peacekeeping mission was under, UN agencies would still need to form the backbone of the actual humanitarian and development response on the ground. Jonathan Lincoln, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for aegis 

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“Aegis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aegis. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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