auspices

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of auspice
2. (plural, plural-only)Protection or patronage.

   “The project took place under the auspices of the local church.”

   “"You are of the old school, Sir Robert, I know; but, still, even you must allow that a fancy fair does good—many a sinking charity has been revived under its auspices, many a principle of care for our humble classes been implanted in the young heart, and—"”

   “Lynch added: "Our findings from our FOI requests on ticket office closures shows the whole process to be a stitch-up between the train operators, under the auspices of the Rail Delivery Group[,] and ministers.”