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Phrase(s): under the aegis of someone [and] under the auspices of someone
Fig. under the sponsorship or protection of someone or some group; under the control or monitoring of someone or some group. • The entire project fell under the aegis of Thomas. • The entire program is under the auspices of Acme-Global Paper Co., Inc.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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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]
American Heritage Idioms