sphere of influence
area in which the state has political and economical influence even if they do not rule over it
Sphere of influence
A sphere of influence (SOI) is an area or region over which an organization or state exerts some kind of indirect cultural, economic, military or political domination. Also, in some areas of habitation, shopping or retail outlets or indeed destination outlets, have a sphere of influence over towns of certain areas, for example the
Central business district (CBD).
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sphere of influence
Noun
1. the geographical area in which one nation is very influential
(synonym) sphere
(hypernym) geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region
sphere of influence
Synonyms and related words:
Eisenhower Doctrine, Monroe Doctrine, Nixon Doctrine, Truman Doctrine, ambit, appeasement, bailiwick, balance of power, brinkmanship, coexistence, colonialism, compromise, constituency, containment, detente, deterrence, diplomacy, diplomatic, diplomatics, dollar diplomacy, dollar imperialism, expansionism, footing, foreign affairs, foreign policy, good-neighbor policy, imperialism, internationalism, isolationism, manifest destiny, militarism, nationalism, neocolonialism, neutralism, nonresistance, open door, open-door policy, orbit, peace offensive, peaceful coexistence, preparedness, shirt-sleeve diplomacy, shuttle diplomacy, spheres of influence, stamping ground, territory, the big stick, tough policy, turf, vantage, world politics
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
sphere of influence
Eng: sphere of influence
Urdu: حَلقہٴ اثر ۔ حَلقہ اِقتدار