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on be·half of
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on behalf ofpreposition
Speaking or acting for.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'on behalf of' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3757
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'on behalf of' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2327
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of on behalf of in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of on behalf of in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of on behalf of in a Sentence
What I want to state on behalf of the Afghan people is that each one of you also has left a memory in the heart of every Afghan that you've touched and encountered.
It's not for me to speak on behalf of the Chinese authorities, this is part of a dialogue that the Secretary?General has had with Chinese authorities in the past and that he will continue to have.
The same fact that Boccaccio offers in support of religion might be adduced in behalf of a republic: It exists in spite of its ministers.”
We think there has been a mixed bag of achievements on behalf of the new government.
The structure exposed is unique. To date such a structure has yet to be found along the stepped street in the numerous excavations that have taken place in Jerusalem and to the best of our knowledge outside of it, we believe the structure was a kind of monumental podium that attracted the public’s attention when walking on the city’s main street. It would be very interesting to know what was said there 2,000 years ago. Were messages announced here on behalf of the government? Perhaps news or gossip, or admonitions and street preaching – unfortunately we do not know.
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