auspice Definition
aus·pice (ôs′pis)
noun pl. aus′·pi·ces-pə siz, -sēz′; for 3 usually, -siz
- a watching for omens in the flight of birds; divination
- an omen, esp. a favorable one
- approval and support; guiding sponsorship; patronage a plan under government auspices
Etymology: Fr < L auspicium, omen < auspex, auspex
auspice Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- un: These include: All revenue from Iraq's oil sales was to be deposited into an escrow account under the auspices of the UN.
- university: The project is being undertaken by a consortium of institutions under the auspices of the Universities Scotland Educational Development Subcommittee Team.
- government: Its teaching is rated excellent by external audit under the auspices of the government 's Quality Assurance Agency.
- body: A notice was put in the school magazine advertising the formation of a fives club under the auspices of the parent body.
- authority: Perhaps this needs a degree of co-ordination with a national steering group overseeing the provision under the auspices of local authorities and academic institutions.
- project: A workshop " Filling the gap " was to be held in February 2001 under the auspices of the project.
Converse of object
take: And that is what it is often like, taking the auspices from too little information.
Adjective modifier
- un: Even less was his refusal to have anything to do with the government formed under UN auspices.
- joint: This was held at University College London on April 12th 2002, under the joint auspices of our group and the Nordic History Group.
- own: This tour is the second undertaken by the monastery trust under its own auspices.
- good: At any rate, do not expect much with love now; wait for better auspices.
- such: The brief inventory was soon made by the personage introduced into their midst under such terrible auspices.
- favorable: A Horticultural Society has lately been established at Cardiff under favorable auspices, which may perhaps restore the culture of the apple.
Browse dictionary entries near auspice
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- ‹ auscultate
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- ‹ Aurungzeb
- ‹ aurous
- ‹ aurora borealis
- ‹ aurora australis
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