noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
act for/on behalf of a client
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The lawyer will write confirming that he agrees to act for his client.
appear for sb/on behalf of sb (= to be the legal representative for someone )
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Sir Nicholas Gammon QC appeared on behalf of the defendant.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
act
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The two parties may agree a price for the land or ask an agent to act on their behalf .
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The governors will often give the chairman discretion to act on their behalf .
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They agreed that they would really be acting on Altus's behalf .
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He would act on your behalf to the chief constable.
campaign
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The Association of Carers is campaigning vigorously on their behalf for more professional and financial support.
fight
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But beer lovers now had a national movement that was dedicated to fighting on their behalf .
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If he didn't fight on their behalf , who the hell would?
file
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Hennigan filed a lawsuit on behalf of the survivors' families accusing the gun maker, Navegar Inc. of Miami.
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But Petrocelli decided instead to file a judgment on behalf of Goldman alone.
intercede
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Therese can intercede on her behalf .
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So Joe approached Cousin Eleanor in the hope that she would intercede in his behalf .
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I had enough presence of mind left to feel sorry for him and was ready to intercede on his behalf .
intervene
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Most councillors expect to be lobbied by constituents and asked to intervene on their behalf .
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It would not have been the first time Franklin Taylor had intervened on behalf of his sons.
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He called on United States President Bush to intervene on their behalf .
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Unfortunately, I am unable to intervene on your behalf .
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During that time, Dong called on Ambassador Durbrow to intervene on his behalf .
lobby
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The president's lobbying on behalf of his programme was uneven and spasmodic.
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With Ickes lobbying furiously on behalf of the Bureau, how-ever, the full Congress refused to go along.
make
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Proxy consent, decision making on another's behalf , is well known to the law.
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There is, of course, a powerful educational argument to be made on behalf of more time in school.
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Protests were made on their behalf but, as Henry Toch discovered, self-help was the only effective recourse.
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The court struck down limits on expenditures by candidates themselves, or those made independently on behalf of candidates.
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Thus our elected representatives are entitled to make decisions on our behalf .
negotiate
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As soon as any contracts are offered you will have to engage a lawyer to negotiate on your behalf .
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The United States had refused, arguing that it could not negotiate on behalf of other sovereign states.
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As a result, Arnold had a stake in the deals he was negotiating on behalf of the district.
speak
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The latter speak out on behalf of the poor, women, our fellow creatures and the environment.
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The Reverend Mr Enders asked permission to speak on her behalf .
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He speaks on behalf of millions of poor and disadvantaged people who have too few advocates.
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Others at the bank were reluctant to speak on his behalf .
testify
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The deputy promised he'd testify on Farner's behalf at a trial.
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In 1995, he testified on behalf of displaced owners in the vicinity of the new Bank One Ballpark.
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Another, Darlene, may testify on his behalf .
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When her family contested the will, Agia ominously testified on behalf of Mons from her grave.
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He was able to testify on his own behalf and have witnesses who testified for him.
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Erik, generally portrayed as the weaker brother, testified on behalf of both siblings.
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He testified on behalf of municipal-owned gas distribution companies, who have struggled with the high wholesale prices.
work
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Doubtless his friends and family were working on his behalf and might well be involved with Peggy Say's campaign.
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Since the death of his agent, Bill Goodstein, last weekend, Strawberry had been working in his own behalf .
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I think he'd be interested in you working on his behalf .
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She stirs up antagonism, bullying members of other departments in the guise of working on my behalf .
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Mr Kaifu's success in budging the government on all this suggests that powerful people are working on his behalf .
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The ecology movement often works best in behalf of winsome landscapes and wildlife.
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It is vitally important that Bank Officials have an independent organisation working on their behalf .
write
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I am writing on behalf of the Student Council and the school to tell you of our plans.
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The speaker later wrote a letter on behalf of that donor to a federal agency.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
act for sb/act on sb's behalf
take up the cudgels (on behalf of sb/sth)
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Although the under-18s can not trade shares themselves, adults can buy stakes in collective investment funds on their behalf .
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Amnesty International also intervened on her behalf and only days before she was due to leave, she was given a passport.
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Anyone who wants to put money away on behalf of a child will find higher rates at a building society.
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Donald's offer on behalf of the company to buy a round of drinks had been ambiguous and caused uncertainty among us.
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He was able to testify on his own behalf and have witnesses who testified for him.
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I can call on no congressman to worry on my behalf .
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The president's lobbying on behalf of his programme was uneven and spasmodic.