behalf
(noun)
noun
1. as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as `on behalf of' rather than `in behalf of')
- the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child
- this letter is written on behalf of my client
Definition categories: act, lieu, place, position, stead
2. for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive)
- in your behalf
- campaigning in his own behalf
- spoke a good word in his friend's behalf