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Definition of Sphere of influence

1. Noun. The geographical area in which one nation is very influential.

Definition of Sphere of influence

1. Noun. The area (literal or figurative) influenced by a country, person, etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphere Of Influence

Literary usage of Sphere of influence

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. World Politics at the End of the Nineteenth Century: As Influenced by the by Paul Samuel Reinsch (1900)
"The terms sphere of interest and sphere of influence are constantly being ... The term sphere of influence is by some thought to refer to a certain degree ..."

2. World Politics at the End of the Nineteenth Century: As Influenced by the by Paul Samuel Reinsch (1900)
"The terms sphere of interest and sphere of influence are constantly being ... The term sphere of influence is by some thought to refer to a certain degree ..."

3. The Law and Custom of the Constitution by William Reynell Anson (1907)
"Spheres of A sphere of influence would seem to mean an area wherein foreign powers undertake not to attempt to acquire influence or territory by treaty or ..."

4. The Confederation of Europe: A Study of the European Alliance, 1813-1823, as by Walter Alison Phillips (1920)
"... policy of maintaining the Alliance—Question of its legitimate sphere of influence—This to be confined to Europe—Question of Asia, the British Empire, ..."

5. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Events of great importance had been happening, meanwhile, in the country to the west and north of the British sphere of influence. The British company had ..."

6. An Introduction to Natural Philosophy: Designed as a Text Book, for the Use by Denison Olmsted (1832)
"The sphere of influence is the space within which the power of attraction of an electrified body extends in every way, beyond the sphere of communication. ..."

7. An Introduction to Natural Philosophy: Designed as a Text Book, for the Use by Denison Olmsted (1832)
"The sphere of influence is the space within which the power of attraction of an electrified body extends in every way, beyond the sphere of communication. ..."

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