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behalf

[bih-haf, -hahf] / bɪˈhæf, -ˈhɑf /
NOUN
personal interest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
favor side
STRONG
account advantage aid assistance benefit cause concern countenance defense encouragement furtherance good help part place profit recommendation representation sake service stead support welfare
Antonyms
STRONG
blockage disadvantage disapproval discouragement harm hindrance hurt impediment injury loss obstruction stop stoppage

Example Sentences

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The power of attorney should be “durable” and specify that you will make decisions on his behalf when he is incapacitated or otherwise unable to do so himself.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Eileen Coletti Edwards was at court on Wednesday on behalf of her father, who let Gilbert into his Oak Beach home after she knocked on his door on the night she disappeared.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Al Zayani, speaking on behalf of the oil-exporting Gulf countries, said the failure to pass the resolution "sends the wrong signal to the world."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Nearly two dozen lawyers attended the hearing on behalf of the other plaintiffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

We were still very actively litigating on behalf of condemned children in Mississippi, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana—Southern states where we had litigated previously.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson