Meaning of sphere of influence | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A spatial region over which a state has a level of cultural, economic, military or political exclusivity.
2. A concept division over which a person, organization, etc. exerts control.
   broadly, figuratively

Examples

“[…]it does not mean that the major powers have a right to chop the globe into spheres of influence as colonial empires did centuries ago.”

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