auspice

People were bemused earlier this year upon learning that former presidential candidate Mitt Romney had a sock puppet account – an account used to big oneself up, under the auspice of being someone else.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 3, 2019

During that time, I felt sort of set free by living under Kelly Reichardt’s auspice.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2016

These games were developed by a special collaboration between scientists and game developers under the auspice of the Royal Society.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 4, 2013

Under the auspice of history, box-office failures like The Wizard of Oz and It's a Wonderful Life outshine some of their era's biggest hits.

From Time Magazine Archive

It evidently wasn't pleasant. "—and the boss was 'oppin' mad," Arthmore was saying, "but, crikey, 'ow was I to know that auspice was spelled A-U-S-P-I-C-E?"

From The Penal Cluster by Randall Garrett

DHS consolidated a whole bunch of agencies under its auspices, from the Coast Guard to Federal Emergency Management Agency, but its most consequential new department was the U.S.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Nakamura is a special correspondent writing for The Times under the auspices of the International Center for Journalists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026

It also pledged their "commitment to working towards achieving our just southern goal through preparations for a comprehensive southern conference under the auspices of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia".

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

Developed under the auspices of the UN, the normal practice for studies like this is to have the key conclusions and recommendations agreed word by word with governments and published as a "summary for policymakers".

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2025

He wrote to Charles, “It is a marriage which will give almost as much pleasure to the rest of the world as it does to yourselves—the best auspices I should think for any marriage.”

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman