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auspices

/ˈɔspɪsɪz/

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What does auspices mean?

noun

  1. plural of auspice
  2. Protection or patronage.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɔspɪsɪz/

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It was, of course, a great delight to my father to be removed to London under such favourable auspices.
James NasmythJames Nasmyth, Engineer: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #476
Ladies of gentle birth and manners caught the contagion of murder, until poisoning, under their auspices, became quite fashionable.
Charles MackayMemoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #636
More book examples (3)
But this boon to Ireland, it is to be hoped, has been granted under more fortunate auspices than all those to America.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300
In a word, no great improvement or laudable enterprise can go forward which requires the auspices of a steady system of national policy.
Alexander Hamilton; John Jay; James MadisonThe Federalist PapersProject Gutenberg ebook #18
Meantime our Government in each dependency is upholding the traditions of civil liberty and increasing popular control which might be expected under American auspices.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925