stand in lieu of

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As she routinely steps in front of cameras to defend, interpret and parse the president’s statements for the public, her fashion choices stand in lieu of having an American flag unfurl behind her.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2017

Because there is no doubt that a Sovereign without heirs direct, or brothers and sisters, which by their attachment may stand in lieu of them, is much to be pitied, viz.,

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Esher, Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount

I suspect a visit to him will stand in lieu of going out to Russia as a governess.'

From Wives and Daughters by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

At times of scepticism and equality more especially, the favor of the people or of the prince, which chance may confer or chance withhold, ought never to stand in lieu of attainments or services.

From Democracy in America — Volume 2 by Reeves, Henry

So much of General Order No. 77 as relates to men employed in the two Bureaus named above is hereby suspended, and the foregoing Orders will stand in lieu of all requirements under the former.

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp