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sphere of influence

area where a state has a level of political, military, economic or cultural influence
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sphere of influence

Summary

sphere of influence is a political concept[1]. It draws 1,134 Wikipedia views per month (political_concept category, ranking #13 of 86).[2]

Key Facts

  • sphere of influence's instance of is recorded as political concept[3].
  • sphere of influence is a type of region[4].
  • sphere of influence is a type of area of influence[5].
  • sphere of influence's Commons category is recorded as Spheres of influence[6].
  • sphere of influence's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • sphere of influence's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[8].

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Definition and Type

sphere of influence's instance of is recorded as political concept[3]. Recorded subclass of include region[4] and area of influence[5].

Why It Matters

sphere of influence draws 1,134 Wikipedia views per month (political_concept category, ranking #13 of 86).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → region, area of influence
    Instance of → political concept
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2159, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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