Associations to the word «Behalf»
Noun
- Lobbying
- Lawsuit
- Advocacy
- Blackwell
- Petition
- Plaintiff
- Campaigning
- Writ
- Litigation
- Lobby
- Advocate
- Plea
- Regency
- Client
- Wiley
- Solicitor
- Naacp
- Beneficiary
- Detainee
- Activism
- Defendant
- Apology
- Unicef
- Surrogate
- Claimant
- Espionage
- Zeal
- Amnesty
- Campaigner
- Brief
- Intervention
- Fundraising
- Pension
- Corpus
- Spying
- Broker
- Exertion
- Attorney
- Prosecution
- Purchaser
- Grievance
- Filing
- Shareholder
- Appeal
- Constituent
- Spokesperson
- Redress
- Sympathy
- Sufferer
- Entreaty
- Rights
- Sigismund
Adjective
Wiktionary
BEHALF, noun. Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication.
Dictionary definition
BEHALF, noun. 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";.
BEHALF, noun. 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".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.