aegis

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This task is left to a 170-plus member “committee” under the aegis of the IMO, and good luck to any voter in Boston, Berlin or Bangkok who wants to influence that debate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Many of them believed that America was well served by the kind of work done under the institution’s aegis.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2025

Peacekeeping forces - under the aegis of either the United Nations or Nato - traditionally are impartial, operate with the consent of both parties and use force only to defend themselves.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2025

Blakemore’s killer memoir “Stage Blood” resurrects the early days of the National Theatre under the aegis of Laurence Olivier.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023

Medusa’s head was given to Athena, who bore it always upon the aegis, Zeus’s shield, which she carried for him.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton