Meaning & use
aegis
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Protection, support, or sponsorship, especially of a powerful person or organization.
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The research project was carried out under the aegis of the national science foundation.
New trade talks began under the aegis of the United Nations.
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Almost always appears in the phrase 'under the aegis of'; originally referred to the shield of the Greek god Zeus.
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