"sphere of influence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spheres of influence [plural]
Etymology: First attested in 1885. In reference to Anglo-German colonial rivalry in Africa. Etymology templates: {{etydate/the|1885}} 1885, {{etydate|1885}} First attested in 1885. Head templates: {{en-noun|spheres of influence}} sphere of influence (plural spheres of influence)
  1. (politics) A spatial region over which a state has a level of cultural, economic, military or political exclusivity. Categories (topical): Politics, Geopolitics
    Sense id: en-sphere_of_influence-en-noun-4ogVTb98 Disambiguation of Geopolitics: 74 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 54 46 Topics: government, politics
  2. (figurative, by extension) A concept division over which a person, organization, etc. exerts control. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-sphere_of_influence-en-noun-0KnLcZnl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (area influenced by something): ազդեցության ոլորտ (azdecʻutʻyan olort) (Armenian), даирә (dairə) (Bashkir), 勢力範圍 (Chinese Mandarin), 势力范围 (shìli fànwéi) (Chinese Mandarin), invloedssfeer [masculine] (Dutch), jurisdictie [feminine] (Dutch), mõjupiirkond (Estonian), vaikutuspiiri (Finnish), sphère d’influence [feminine] (French), esfera de influencia [feminine] (Galician), Einflussbereich [masculine] (German), Einflussphäre [feminine] (German), σφαίρα επιρροής (sfaíra epirroḯs) [feminine] (Greek), sfera di influenza [feminine] (Italian), 勢力圏 (seiryokuken) (alt: せいりょくけん) (Japanese), ықпал аясы (yqpal aäsy) (Kazakh), 세력권 (seryeokgwon) (Korean), 세력 범위 (seryeok beomwi) (Korean), нөлөөний хүрээ (nölöönii xüree) (Mongolian), innflytelsessfære [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), strefa wpływów [feminine] (Polish), esfera de influência [feminine] (Portuguese), sferă de influență [feminine] (Romanian), сфе́ра влия́ния (sféra vlijánija) [feminine] (Russian), esfera de influencia [feminine] (Spanish), intressesfär (Swedish), inflytelsesfär [common-gender] (Swedish), etki alanı (Turkish), сфера впливу (sfera vplyvu) [feminine] (Ukrainian), تەسىر دائىرىسى (tesir da'irisi) (Uyghur), phạm vi ảnh hưởng (Vietnamese)
Disambiguation of 'area influenced by something': 26 74

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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сфе́ра влия́ния"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "area influenced by something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "esfera de influencia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "area influenced by something",
      "word": "intressesfär"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "area influenced by something",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "inflytelsesfär"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "area influenced by something",
      "word": "etki alanı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "sfera vplyvu",
      "sense": "area influenced by something",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сфера впливу"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "tesir da'irisi",
      "sense": "area influenced by something",
      "word": "تەسىر دائىرىسى"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "area influenced by something",
      "word": "phạm vi ảnh hưởng"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sphere of influence"
}

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