Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “under the aegis/auspices of“ and it is a phrase meaning “with the support/help/protection of someone/something; backing, patronage, sponsorship, guidance, assistance, influence, responsibility, care”.
Example Sentence: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), under the aegis of the United Nations, defines climate risk as the likelihood of unfavourable impacts occurring as a result of severe climate events interacting with vulnerable environmental, social, economic, political or cultural conditions.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article Wide fault lines within the Global Climate Risk Index and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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