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Ancient omen-reading, now just corporate jargon for who gets credit if this works.
means Sponsorship or protection extended by some authority, especially in the phrase 'under the auspices of' — i.e., with their backing and blessing.
from From Latin auspicium, from auspex, 'bird-watcher' — literally avis (bird) + specere (to look at). Roman officials observed the flight patterns of birds before any major decision — a war, a vote, a wedding date — to read whether the gods approved. A favorable flight meant the venture had divine backing, so 'auspicious' came to mean well-omened, and 'under the auspices of' kept the sense of being watched over and sanctioned by a higher power — minus the actual birds.
- from
- latin for bird-watching, literally
- original job
- priests predicted fate from bird flight patterns
- today
- means sponsorship, no birds required
- usage tell
- almost always plural, under whose auspices