ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Auspices

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Auspices is a noun meaning plural of auspice.

Meaning

plural of auspice.

More Meanings

  1. Protection or patronage.

Example Sentences

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

Synonyms for auspices

Depending on context, synonyms include protection, patronage, aegis.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include protection, aegis, sponsorship, authority, responsibility, intermediate.

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