under the aegis of

Idioms  

1. Also, under the auspices of. Protected or sponsored by, as in The fund drive for the new field is under the aegis of the Rotary Club, or He was admitted to the club under the auspices of Mr. Leonard. The first term comes from Greek myth, where the aegis was the protective shield of Zeus. Auspices originally meant “observations of birds made to obtain omens.” It then came to be used for a sign or omen, and still later for a favorable influence. [Late 1700s]

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under the aegis of

This task is left to a 170-plus member “committee” under the aegis of the IMO, and good luck to any voter in Boston, Berlin or Bangkok who wants to influence that debate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025

But I think they were able to justify it under the aegis of anticommunism.

From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2024

"However, the functioning of the navigational corridor continues under the aegis of the defence forces," said Ukraine's southern operational command.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2023

Some of Rod’s entertainment value came from the fact that his least hinged ruminations were appearing under the aegis of a serious journal of opinion; they won’t have the same pop on Substack.

From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2023

Many of those who fled were reportedly undergoing guerilla training in neighbouring black states under the aegis of Umkhonto We Sizwe.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

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