sphere of influence

Noun

Meaning

the geographical area in which one nation is very influential

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

sphere empire range business career compass authority domain orbit calling province jurisdiction possession preserve scope
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Antonyms

lack repulsion opposition warfare ban disadvantage
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Hypernyms

geographic area geographic region geographical area geographical region

Examples

Every 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

Close letter words and terms

sphere of causality sphere of competence sphere of expertise sphere of interest sphere of knowledge sphere packing