Definitions for sphere of influence
spher·e of influ·ence

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1. sphere, sphere of influencenoun

   the geographical area in which one nation is very influential

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1. sphere of influencenoun

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

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1. Sphere of influence

   In the field of international relations, a sphere of influence (SOI) is a spatial region or concept division over which a state or organization has a level of cultural, economic, military or political exclusivity.While there may be a formal alliance or other treaty obligations between the influenced and influencer, such formal arrangements are not necessary and the influence can often be more of an example of soft power. Similarly, a formal alliance does not necessarily mean that one country lies within another's sphere of influence. High levels of exclusivity have historically been associated with higher levels of conflict. In more extreme cases, a country within the "sphere of influence" of another may become a subsidiary of that state and serve in effect as a satellite state or de facto colony. This was the case with the Soviet Union and its Eastern Bloc after World War II. The system of spheres of influence by which powerful nations intervene in the affairs of others continues to the present. It is often analyzed in terms of superpowers, great powers, and/or middle powers. Sometimes portions of a single country can fall into two distinct spheres of influence. In the 19th century, the buffer states of Iran and Thailand, lying between the empires of Britain, France and Russia, were divided between the spheres of influence of those three international powers. Likewise, after World War II, Germany was divided into four occupation zones, three of which later consolidated into West Germany and the remaining one became East Germany, the former a member of NATO and the latter a member of the Warsaw Pact. The term is also used to describe non-political situations, e.g., a shopping mall is said to have a 'sphere of influence' that designates the geographical area where it dominates the retail trade.

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1. sphere of influence

   Sphere of influence refers to a region or area in which a particular entity, such as a country, organization, or individual, has significant control, impact, or influence. This dominance can be cultural, economic, military, or political and can be exerted either directly or indirectly. The term is often used in the contexts of geopolitics, marketing, and businesses.

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1. Sphere of influence

   In the field of international relations, a sphere of influence is a spatial region or concept division over which a state or organization has significant cultural, economic, military, or political influence. While there may be a formal alliance or other treaty obligations between the influence and influencer, such formal arrangements are not necessary and the influence can often be more of an example of soft power. Similarly, a formal alliance does not necessarily mean that one country lies within another's sphere of influence. In more extreme cases, a country within the "sphere of influence" of another may become a subsidiary of that state and serve in effect as a "satellite state" or "de facto" colony. The system of spheres of influence by which powerful nations intervene in the affairs of others continues to the present day. It is often analyzed in terms of superpowers, great powers, and/or middle powers. For example, during the height of its existence in World War II, the Japanese Empire had quite a large sphere of influence. The Japanese government directly governed events in Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, and parts of China. The "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere" could thus be quite easily drawn on a map of the Pacific Ocean as a large "bubble" surrounding the islands of Japan and the Asian and Pacific nations it controlled.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sphere of influence in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sphere of influence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of sphere of influence in a Sentence

1. Antony Blinken:

   What's at stake is not simply, as important as it is, Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence but very basic principles that have, in a hard-fought way after two World Wars and a Cold War, undergirded security, peace and prosperity for countries around the world -- principles like one country can't simply change the borders of another by force ; principles like one country can't simply dictate to another its choices, its policies, with who it will associate ; principles like one country can't exert a sphere of influence to subjugate its neighbors to its will, if we allow those principles to be challenged with impunity, even if it's half a world away in Europe, that will have an impact here as well.

2. Mvemba Phezo Dizolele:

   This is happening in the context of Russia trying to carve its own sphere of influence in Africa.

3. Sajad Jiyad:

   Turkey sees Mosul and northern Iraq as a sphere of influence, a buffer zone, an area where it needs to have a military presence, they feel they need to be in control of that border area between Iraq, Turkey and Syria, or at least know what's going on.

4. Andras Simonyi:

   I hope that in the private conversation Trump will tell him that we dont like Orban sliding into the Russian sphere of influence.

5. Jorge Benitez:

   You don't have to fly 5 feet above a ship to do intelligence-gathering, (Putin) is trying to use these threats to push back on the West and say, 'I'm willing to do these things to get you out of my sphere of influence.'.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sphere of influence
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sphere_of_Influence
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphere_of_Influence
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
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