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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.