sphere of influence
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Etymology
First attested in 1885. In reference to Anglo-German colonial rivalry in Africa.
Noun
sphere of influence (plural spheres of influence)
- (politics) A spatial region over which a state has a level of cultural, economic, military or political exclusivity.
- 2022 February 23, Madeleine Albright, “Putin Is Making a Historic Mistake”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- […] it does not mean that the major powers have a right to chop the globe into spheres of influence as colonial empires did centuries ago.
- (figurative, by extension) A concept division over which a person, organization, etc. exerts control.
Translations
area influenced by something
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sphere”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved 18 November 2021.
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