Noun
the geographical area in which one nation is very influential
Source: WordNetEvery corporeal substance, so far forth as it is corporeal, has a natural fitness for resting in every place where it may be situated by itself beyond the sphere of influence of a body cognate with it. Johannes Kepler
If two stones were placed... near each other, and beyond the sphere of influence of a third cognate body, these stones, like two magnetic needles, would come together in the intermediate point, each approaching the other by a space proportional to the comparative mass of the other. Johannes Kepler
An artist's sphere of influence is the world. Carl Maria von Weber
We have seen enough criminality on the part of government. It is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. They have narrowed the public sphere of influence. Edward Snowden
If not by design at least by default; reflexively if not intentionally, government operatives work to retain their positions and increase their sphere of influence. Ilana Mercer
Besides affecting Barth deeply, the philosophy of Kierkegaard has found voice in the works of Ibsen, Unamuno, and Heidegger, and its sphere of influence seems to be growing in ever widening circles. Source: Internet