behalf

[bɪˈhæf]

Definition:
1. As the agent of or on someone's part.
2. For someone's benefit .

Use 'behalf' in a sentence:

1. On behalf of everyone here I want to thank you for your help.
2. "What do you mean?" I asked, offended on Liddie's behalf.
3. We are extremely grateful to you for the trouble you have taken on our behalf.
4. A lawyer acts on behalf of his client.
5. On behalf of the department I would like to thank you all.
6. But the judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue on her own behalf.
7. A solicitor issued a statement on behalf of the victim's family.
8. On behalf of the staff, I wish to extend our warmest welcome to you.
9. The ability to guard customer data is the key to market value, which the board is responsible for on behalf of shareholders.
10. 'What do you mean?' I asked, offended on Liddie's behalf.
11. I decided to make notes during the lecture and refer to interesting parts and thank her on behalf of the society.
12. The settlement ends more than four years of litigation on behalf of the residents.
13. Please allow me to thank you for your offer of help on behalf of my colleagues.
14. Thank you for the trouble you've taken on my behalf.
15. On behalf of my Government I have the honour to make to you the following communications.
16. Mr Knight cannot be here, so his wife will accept the prize on his behalf.
17. Secret Service officer Robin Thompson spoke on behalf of his colleagues.
18. Are politicians making good decisions on my behalf?
19. He gave witness on behalf of an accused person.
20. I'm now writing on behalf of the classmates to invite you to come and attend our farewell party on Saturday.
21. The judge made clear that Kimberly did have standing to sue on her own behalf.
22. Paratroopers and foot-soldiers entered the building on the government's behalf.
23. My husband could not be here tonight, but I want to thank you on his behalf.
24. On behalf of everyone here, I wish you a pleasant journey back to your country.
25. They interceded with the authorities on behalf of the detainees.
26. If he's willing to come forward on our behalf, we're sure to succeed.
27. If you are on a package holiday, your travel company's rep should act on your behalf.
28. Anthony Scaramucci, a hedge fund manager and a Harvard Law School classmate of Obama, spoke on behalf of Wall Street, saying, "We have felt like a pinata."
29. Study on the Distribution of Behalf in Dynamic Alliance of Engineering Projects.
30. They campaigned on behalf of asylum seekers.
31. He is active on Tyler's behalf.
32. I decided to make notes during the lecture, and refer to interesting parts and thank her on behalf of the society.
33. On behalf of the Students' Union, I'm writing to invite you to give us a speech on Chinese history.
34. I'm collecting on behalf of the blind.
35. Then, someone, an important person, worked anonymously on christopher's behalf.
36. Anger can be a signal that we might need to act on our own behalf.
37. On behalf of my crew, I'd like to welcome you aboard British Airways flight 602 from New York to London.
38. Because we travelled so much, Sam and I asked a broker to act on our behalf.
39. I thanked my parents for all their self-sacrifice on my behalf.
40. I'm lucky to have the opportunity to participate in the national dancing competition on behalf of our school.
41. He spoke on behalf of all the members of the faculty and staff.
42. We collected money in behalf of the homeless.
43. On behalf of my government, I have the honor to convey to you the following content.
44. Meara applied for a $369,000 grant on behalf of the school district.
45. They asked my father to intercede with the king on their behalf.
46. She was nominated to speak on our behalf.
47. Your proxy will need to sign the form on your behalf.
48. Yet the AFL's voluntarism had accommodated certain exceptions: the AFL had supported government intervention on behalf of injured workers and child laborers.
49. Back at the park, Bianchi's intervention on her son's behalf ended in an undignified exchange of insulting words with the other boy's mother.
50. She made an emotional public appeal on her son's behalf.