behalf

Words with a similar base: behalf

'behalf'

[behalf.n.01] as in: as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as rather than )

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Examples:
on behalf of
in behalf of
the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child
this letter is written on behalf of my client

'behalf'

[behalf.n.02] as in: for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive)

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Examples:
in your behalf
campaigning in his own behalf
spoke a good word in his friend's behalf