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behalf
[ bih-haf, -hahf ]
behalf
/ 产瑟藞丑蓱藧蹿 /
noun
- interest, part, benefit, or respect (only in the phrases on ( someone's ) behalf , on or US and Canadian in behalf of , in this ( or that ) behalf )
Usage
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of behalf1
Idioms and Phrases
- in / on behalf of, as a representative of or a proxy for:
On behalf of my colleagues, I address you tonight.
- in / on someone's behalf, in the interest or aid of (someone):
He interceded in my behalf.
More idioms and phrases containing behalf
see in behalf of .Example Sentences
鈥淥n behalf of the entire organization, I would like to thank Rob for his dedication to the L.A. Kings and the passion he brought to the role,鈥 president Luc Robitaille said in a statement.
"What we are seeing around the country is Canadians acting on behalf of other Canadians, standing up for each other, buying from each other, travelling here..."
In March, a White House official fired Adam Schleifer as an assistant U.S. attorney, in a one-line email informing him that the dismissal was 鈥渙n behalf of President Donald J. Trump.鈥
Schleifer鈥檚 recent filing included a one-line email in March, sent to him 鈥渙n behalf of President Trump,鈥 notifying him he was being removed from his job.
Appearing in a red jail uniform, the thin and frail looking convict declined to speak on his own behalf.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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