behalf

be·half  (b-hf, -häf)

n.

Interest, support, or benefit.

Idioms:

in behalf of

For the benefit of; in the interest of.

on behalf of

As the agent of; on the part of.

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[Middle English, from Old English be healfe, by (his) side : be, by, at; see by¹ + healf, side, half; see half.]

Usage Note: A traditional rule holds that in behalf of and on behalf of have distinct meanings. In behalf of means "for the benefit of," as in We raised money in behalf of the earthquake victims. On behalf of means "as the agent of, on the part of," as in The guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child. The two meanings are quite close, however, and the phrases are often used interchangeably, even by reputable writers.

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behalf [bɪˈhɑːf]

n

interest, part, benefit, or respect (only in the phrases on (someone's) behalf, on or US and Canadian in behalf of, in this (or that) behalf)

[Old English be halfe from be by + halfe side; compare Old Norse af halfu]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	behalf - 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"; lieu, stead, place, position - the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
	2.	behalf - 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" sake, interest - a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"

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behalf

noun

on something or someone's behalf or on behalf of something or someone

1. as a representative of, representing, in the name of, as a spokesperson for She made an emotional public appeal on her son's behalf. On behalf of my wife and myself, I'd like to thank you all.

2. for the benefit of, for the sake of, in support of, on the side of, in the interests of, on account of, for the good of, in defence of, to the advantage of, for the profit of The honour recognizes work done on behalf of classical theatre. The pupils were enthusiastic in their fund-raising efforts on the charity's behalf.

Usage: On behalf of is sometimes wrongly used as an alternative to on the part of. The distinction is that on behalf of someone means `for someone's benefit' or `representing someone', while on the part of someone can be roughly paraphrased as `by someone'.

Translations

behalf [bɪˈhɑːf] N on or > in behalf of (US) → en nombre de, de parte de
a collection on behalf of orphans → una colecta en beneficio de los huérfanos, una colecta para los huérfanos
I interceded on his behalf → intercedí por él
don't worry on my behalf → no te preocupes por mí

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behalf [bɪˈhæf bɪˈhɑːf] n
on sb's behalf (British) in sb's behalf (US) (= for) → pour qn
I felt offended on her behalf → J'en étais offensé pour elle. (= as representative of) → au nom de qn
to accept sth on sb's behalf → accepter qch au nom de qn
to speak on sb's behalf → parler au nom de qn
to write on sb's behalf → écrire de la part de qn
to campaign on sb's behalf → mener une campagne pour qn
on behalf of (British) in behalf of (US) (= for) [+ person, organization] → pour (= as representative of) → au nom de
on behalf of my mother, I → au nom de ma mère, je ... (= as spokesperson for)
I approached him on behalf of the committee → Je l'ai contacté de la part du comité.

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behalf

n on or in (US) behalf of → für, im Interesse von; (as spokesman) → im Namen von; (as authorized representative) → im Auftrag von; I’m not asking on my own behalf → ich bitte nicht für mich selbst or in meinem eigenen Interesse darum

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behalf [bɪˈhɑːf] n on behalf of or (Am) in behalf of (prep) → per conto di; (thank, accept) → a nome di
he spoke on my behalf → ha parlato a nome mio

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behalf [bɪˈhɑːf] n on behalf of or (Am) in behalf of (prep) → per conto di; (thank, accept) → a nome di
he spoke on my behalf → ha parlato a nome mio

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behalf [biˈhaːf]

for, or in the interests of on behalf of all our members; I'm collecting on behalf of the blind. namens بِالنّيابَةِ عَن от нечие име jménem; ve prospěch, pro på vegne af; til fordel for zugunsten εκ μέρους κπ. en nombre de; en beneficio de (kellegi) poolt, (kellegi) heaks به نمایندگی از؛ از سوی puolesta au nom de, pour בְשֵם, מִטַעֲם के वास्ते za, zbog vki nevében, helyett; vki érdekében, vki számára atas nama í nafni e-s a favore di ～のために ...을 대신하여 kieno nors vardu, kieno nors naudai kāda vārdā bagi pihak uit naam van, ten behoeve van på vegne av w czyimś imieniu a favor de în nu­mele, pentru от лица; от имени v mene v imenu, za u ime för ngns skull, å ngns vägnar ในนามของ adına 代表 від імені; в інтересах کی جانب سے nhân danh 代表