behalf
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He has called on the bishops to defend the rights and dignity of immigrants and refugees, and they have answered by submitting legal briefs to the Supreme Court on their behalf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Once an airport expresses interest in the SPP, the most airport management can do is hope TSA does its job in selecting a competent contractor on the airport’s behalf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
A spokesperson said: "Officials acting on behalf of the Secretary of State for Justice are examining if there are grounds to challenge the Parole Board's decision through the reconsideration mechanism".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
But on behalf of all survivors everywhere, of any gender, identity or age, let me give you some blanket answers to “Why now?”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Such names are themselves priority claims, made on behalf of the original discoverers by their admirers, and the implicit analogy is with the naming of America.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing behalf
"My Favorite Chaperone," Vocabulary from the short story
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
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Richard Nixon's "Checkers" Speech (1952)
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