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in behalf of

in behalf of is the alternative form of on behalf of.

Meaning of on behalf of

Preposition

on behalf of

  1. Speaking or acting for.
    • On behalf of all those present, may I thank you for a well-executed presentation.
    Synonyms:
    in behalf of

Questions about in behalf of

What is in behalf of the alternative form of?
In behalf of is the alternative form of on behalf of.

Words near in behalf of in the dictionary

  1. in battery
  2. in baulk
  3. in bed
  4. in bed with
  5. in before
  6. in behalf of
  7. in bend
  8. in benefit
  9. in berry
  10. in between
  11. in between jobs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: in behalf of (page history and authors); on behalf of (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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