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Synonyms for behalf
bɪˈhæf, -ˈhɑfbe·half

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  1. behalf

    Synonyms:
    side, interest, advantage, aid, bestead

Princeton's WordNet

  1. behalfnoun

    as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of")

    "the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child"; "this letter is written on behalf of my client";

  2. behalfnoun

    for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive)

    "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf"

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  1. behalfnoun

    Synonyms:
    benefit, advantage, profit, interest, account, behoof

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  1. Adam Kinzinger:

    It took a few years, but the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act will finally make its way to the President's desk to become law. And for the Syrian people, this means there will finally be some justice brought to the evil Assad regime and those who act on his behalf, we know these sanctions will not end the pain and sorrow that this war in Caesar Syria has caused, nor recover the many lives lost, but the message of the Caesar Bill is loud and clear. We will not turn a blind eye to the atrocities in Caesar Syria, and we will make sure those responsible will pay for their crimes.

  2. Megan Rapinoe:

    We feel a responsibility not only to stand up for what we know we deserve as athletes, but also for what we know is right – on behalf of our teammates, future teammates, fellow women athletes, and women all around the world.

  3. Boris Johnson:

    It's totally untried and would make it very, very difficult to do free trade deals, if you have the new customs partnership, you have a crazy system whereby you end up collecting the tariffs on behalf of the EU at the UK frontier.

  4. Marcus Tyner:

    On behalf of my beloved, uncle, the entire John Lewis family, we're humbled and grateful for the christening of the USNS John Lewis, we all agree that what is most important at this critical time, and what will please my uncle most is the passing of the John Lewis Voting Rights Bill.

  5. Scott Jennings:

    Having somebody like Emmet sitting behind you makes you feel a lot better about life, i think I'm the last sitting White House staffer to go to Capitol Hill and correctly invoke executive privilege on behalf of the president.


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