Behalf
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɪˈhæf/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Behalf is a noun meaning The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
Meaning
The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
More Meanings
- (when adopted by someone else) One's role or rightful place; stead or authority.
Example Sentences
He was not only my Representative who died on my behalf; He was my Substitute who died in my very stead.
The one exception to this was William Hilhouse, who was widely regarded as the colonist with the greatest experience of the interior and its native inhabitants, on whose behalf he endlessly campaigned.
Hillary Clinton hasn’t hit the campaign trail yet on behalf of Democrats running in 2018, but that isn’t stopping Republicans from using the former 2016 Democratic presidential nominee as a reliable campaign boogeyman.
The NUL, on the other hand, never felt that its position among civil rights organizations was threatened, and considered itself unique because of its historic commitment to advocacy on behalf of low-income African Americans.
Word Forms
- behalves
- behalfs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include benefit, favor, respect, reputation, mandate, appoint.
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