| 单词 | in behalf of |
| 释义 | in behalf ofSEE SYNONYMS FOR in behalf of ON THESAURUS.COM Also, on behalf of. For someone else, as someone's agent or representative. For example, In behalf of the board, I want to thank you for your help, or Joan was speaking on behalf of the entire staff. [c. 1300] For someone's benefit or interest, as in He was collecting the dues in my behalf. [Late 1500s] Some authorities insist that in behalf of be used only to mean “for someone's benefit” and on behalf of only to mean “as someone's agent.” In practice, however, the terms are so often used interchangeably that this distinction no longer has a basis. Words nearby in behalf ofin back of, in bad, in bad faith, in-basket, inbd, in behalf of, inbeing, in-between, in-betweener, in between times, in black and white The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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