English-Thai Dictionary

behalf

N ในนามของ  ตัวแทน  nai-nam-kong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BEHALF

n.behaf. [See Behoof. ] 1. Favor; advantage; convenience, profit; support, defense, vindication. The advocate pleads in behalf of the prisoner. The patriot suffers in behalf of his country.
2. Part; side; noting substitution, or the act of taking the part of another; as, the agent appeared in behalf of his constituents, and entered a claim.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BEHALF

Be *half ", n. Etym: [OE. on-behalve in the name of, bihalven by the side of, fr. AS. healf half, also side, part: akin to G. halb half, halber on account of. See Be-, and Half, n.]

 

Defn: Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support; defense; vindication. In behalf of his mistress's beauty. Sir P. Sidney. Against whom he had contracted some prejudice in behalf of his nation. Clarendon. In behalf of, in the interest of. -- On behalf of, on account of; on the part of.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

behalf

be half |biˈhaf bəˈhæf | ▶noun PHRASES on (also in ) behalf of (or on someone's behalf ) 1 in the interests of a person, group, or principle: votes cast by labor unions on behalf of their members. 2 as a representative of: he had to attend the funeral on Mama's behalf. 3 on the part of; done by: this wasn't simply a philanthropic gesture on his behalf. ORIGIN Middle English: from a mixture of the earlier phrases on his halve and bihalve him, both meaning ‘on his side ’ (see by, half ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

behalf

be ¦half |bɪˈhɑːf | ▶noun (in phrase on (US also in ) behalf of or on someone's /something's behalf ) 1 in the interests of a person, group, or principle: he campaigned on behalf of the wrongly convicted four. 2 as a representative of: he had to attend the funeral on Mama's behalf. 3 on the part of; done by: this wasn't simply a philanthropic gesture on his behalf. ORIGIN Middle English: from a mixture of the earlier phrases on his halve and bihalve him, both meaning ‘on his side ’ (see by, half ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

behalf

behalf noun PHRASES on behalf of /on someone's behalf 1 I am writing on behalf of my client: as a representative of, as a spokesperson for, for, in the name of, in place of, on the authority of, at the behest of. 2 a campaign on behalf of recycling: in the interests of, in support of, for, for the benefit of, for the good of, for the sake of.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

behalf

behalf noun PHRASES on behalf of /on someone's behalf 1 I am writing to you on behalf of my client: as a representative of, as a spokesperson for, for, in the name of, with power of attorney for, in place of, on the authority of, at the behest of; appearing for, representing; in the interests of. 2 she campaigned on behalf of chimpanzees in the wild: in the interests of, in support of, for, for the benefit of, for the good of, for the sake of, to the advantage of, to the profit of, on account of.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

behalf

be half /bɪhǽf |-hɑ́ːf /名詞 〖単数形で 〗味方 ; 利益 (!次の成句で ) . on [｟米 ｠in ] beh á lf of A ＝on [米 in ] A's beh á lf (!Aが 代名詞 の時は後の形を用いる ) 1 A 〈人 〉の代理で, A 〈団体 〉を代表して ▸ I made a speech on behalf of my sister [school ].姉の代わりに [母校を代表して ]スピーチをした 2 A 〈人など 〉のために ▸ I want to take action on behalf of the refugees .被災者のために行動を起こしたい