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  • 1behalf — 01. I would like to thank you on [behalf] of myself and my colleagues. 02. Dong Mi presented a gift to the secretary on [behalf] of the office staff. 03. I can t go to the farewell dinner tomorrow, so could you say good bye to Wynona on my… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 2behalf — n. in (AE), on smb. s behalf USAGE NOTE: Some purists maintain that in AE in smb. s behalf means for smb. s benefit , whereas on smb. s behalf means as smb. s representative . * * * [bɪ hɑːf] on smb. s behalf (USAGE NOTE: Some purists maintain… …

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  • 3behalf —    A useful distinction exists between on behalf of and in behalf of The first means acting as a representative, as when a lawyer enters a plea on behalf of a client, and often denotes a formal relationship. In behalf of indicates a closer or… …

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  • 4behalf — [[t]bɪhɑ͟ːf, hæ̱f[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) PHRASE: PHR after v If you do something on someone s behalf, you do it for that person as their representative. The form in someone s behalf is also used, mainly in American English. She made an emotional public… …

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  • 5behalf — [14] Behalf was compounded from the prefix be ‘by’ and the noun half, in the sense ‘side’. The latter had been used in such phrases as on my half, that is, ‘on my side, for my part’, since late Old English times, and the new compound began to… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 6behalf — [14] Behalf was compounded from the prefix be ‘by’ and the noun half, in the sense ‘side’. The latter had been used in such phrases as on my half, that is, ‘on my side, for my part’, since late Old English times, and the new compound began to… …

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  • 7On Behalf of the Streets — Studio album by J. Stalin Released 2006 Genre Hip hop Label SMC, Livewire Re …

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  • 8Lists of habeas petitions filed on behalf of War on Terror captives — The United States has published multipled lists of the habeas corpus petitions filed on behalf of captives apprehended in the course of its War on Terror.It was the position of the Bush Presidency that none of these captives were entitled to have …

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  • 9act for behalf of sb — UK US act for/on behalf of sb/sth Phrasal Verb with act({{}}/ækt/ verb [I] ► LAW to represent a person, company, etc. in a court of law: »There are few exceptions to the rule that a solicitor may not act for both seller and buyer. ► to represent… …

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  • 10act for behalf of sb/sth — UK US act for/on behalf of sb/sth Phrasal Verb with act({{}}/ækt/ verb [I] ► LAW to represent a person, company, etc. in a court of law: »There are few exceptions to the rule that a solicitor may not act for both seller and buyer. ► to represent… …

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