under the aegis of
under the protection of (a person)
TRANSLATION
under the aegis of = unter der Federführung/Leitung/Obhut/Schirmherrschaft/Ägide von --- GOOGLE INDEX under the aegis of: approximately 44,000,000 Google hits
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IN THE PRESS
The Abu Dhabi Ascent was organised in preparation for a high-level summit on climate, to be held in New York in September, UNDER THE AEGIS OF the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon.
(The Nation)
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The UK Cabinet Office said in a statement that "the process for dealing with such issues falls UNDER THE AEGIS OF the National Security Council".
(BBC News)
(The Nation)
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The UK Cabinet Office said in a statement that "the process for dealing with such issues falls UNDER THE AEGIS OF the National Security Council".
(BBC News)
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under the aegis of
noun phrase
- with the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization
(Oxford Dictionary)
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The Aegis, as stated in Homer's Iliad, is the shield or buckler or breastplate of Athena and Zeus, famously bearing Medusa's head, which according to Homer was fashioned by Hephaestus:
"And among them went bright-eyed Athene, holding the precious aegis which is ageless and immortal: a hundred tassels of pure gold hang fluttering from it, tight-woven each of them, and each the worth of a hundred oxen."
The modern concept of doing something "under someone's aegis" means doing something under the protection of a powerful, knowledgeable or benevolent source. The word aegis is identified with protection by a strong force with its roots in Greek mythology and adopted by the Romans.
There are parallels in Norse mythology and in Egyptian mythology as well, where the Greek word aegis is applied by extension.
(adapted from Wikipedia)
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SYNONYMS
under the auspices of, with the backing of, under the patronage of, with the support of, under the supervision of, under the authority of
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"The charity auction is being organized under the aegis of the board of directors."
noun phrase
- with the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization
(Oxford Dictionary)
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The Aegis, as stated in Homer's Iliad, is the shield or buckler or breastplate of Athena and Zeus, famously bearing Medusa's head, which according to Homer was fashioned by Hephaestus:
"And among them went bright-eyed Athene, holding the precious aegis which is ageless and immortal: a hundred tassels of pure gold hang fluttering from it, tight-woven each of them, and each the worth of a hundred oxen."
The modern concept of doing something "under someone's aegis" means doing something under the protection of a powerful, knowledgeable or benevolent source. The word aegis is identified with protection by a strong force with its roots in Greek mythology and adopted by the Romans.
There are parallels in Norse mythology and in Egyptian mythology as well, where the Greek word aegis is applied by extension.
(adapted from Wikipedia)
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SYNONYMS
under the auspices of, with the backing of, under the patronage of, with the support of, under the supervision of, under the authority of
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"The charity auction is being organized under the aegis of the board of directors."
