on behalf of someone
idiom
variants
or on someone's behalf
1
: as a representative of someone
The teacher accepted the award on behalf of the whole class.
2
or US in behalf of someone
or in someone's behalf
: for the benefit of someone : in support of someone
She spoke in behalf of the other candidate.
They're willing to do anything on their child's behalf.
3
: because of someone
Don't get up on my behalf.
Examples of on behalf of someone in a Sentence
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State lawmakers said the regulation was aimed at deterring straw purchases, which is when someone buys a gun on behalf of someone else who cannot legally make the same purchase.
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Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
Ballot harvesting is collecting and turning in a mail ballot on behalf of someone else if a voter wants to use the ballot to vote at home but can’t get to an official drop-off site or doesn’t want to use the Postal Service.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
While many refer to this new law as being about conservatorship, a legal process in which a judge appoints a person to make decisions on behalf of someone deemed to be unable do so for themselves, getting to that point starts not in courtrooms, but in hospitals.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
The far-ranging law addresses cross-border gun trafficking, and boosts penalties for straw purchasing – buying guns on behalf of someone else who wouldn’t pass a background check.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
The National Kidney Registry allows people to donate kidneys to a pool on behalf of someone else.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
The National Kidney Registry allows people to donate kidneys to a pool on behalf of someone else.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
The far-ranging law addresses cross-border gun trafficking, and boosts penalties for straw purchasing – buying guns on behalf of someone else who wouldn’t pass a background check.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
In general, straw purchasing is when the buyer of a firearm is actually buying a gun on behalf of someone else.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
Ballot harvesting is collecting and turning in a mail ballot on behalf of someone else if a voter wants to use the ballot to vote at home but can’t get to an official drop-off site or doesn’t want to use the Postal Service.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
While many refer to this new law as being about conservatorship, a legal process in which a judge appoints a person to make decisions on behalf of someone deemed to be unable do so for themselves, getting to that point starts not in courtrooms, but in hospitals.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2023
The far-ranging law addresses cross-border gun trafficking, and boosts penalties for straw purchasing – buying guns on behalf of someone else who wouldn’t pass a background check.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
The National Kidney Registry allows people to donate kidneys to a pool on behalf of someone else.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
The National Kidney Registry allows people to donate kidneys to a pool on behalf of someone else.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 4 May 2023
The far-ranging law addresses cross-border gun trafficking, and boosts penalties for straw purchasing – buying guns on behalf of someone else who wouldn’t pass a background check.
—Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
In general, straw purchasing is when the buyer of a firearm is actually buying a gun on behalf of someone else.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
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“On behalf of someone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20behalf%20of%20someone. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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