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auspice Definition

aus·pice (ôspis)

noun pl. aus·pi·ces-pə siz, -sēz′; for 3 usually, -siz

  1. a watching for omens in the flight of birds; divination
  2. an omen, esp. a favorable one
  3. 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.

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