sphere of influence

English

Etymology

First attested in 1885 in reference to Anglo-German colonial rivalry in Africa.

Noun

sphere of influence (plural spheres of influence)

  1. The area (literal or figurative) influenced by a country, person, etc.
    • 2022 February 23, Madeleine Albright, “Putin Is Making a Historic Mistake”, in The New York Times‎, ISSN 0362-4331:
      […] 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.

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