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on behalf of

Meaning

on behalf of

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

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Above all else, however, something unsolvable emerged between the basic objective of maintaining the security zone on behalf of the security of the northern Israeli communities and the need to defeat Hezbollah. Source: Internet

20th-century events *In the 1910-20s, the French Ministry of Colonies and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs agreed that the Paracel Islands were under Chinese sovereignty, and that France should not try to claim them, either on behalf of itself, or Annam. Source: Internet

1990 saw the arrival of the Wild Lily student movement on behalf of full democracy for Taiwan. Source: Internet

According to plans submitted by architect Ray Demicoli on behalf of Ballut Blocks’ Paul Vella, if approved, the project would have a footprint of 1,666 square metres over an area of 46,000 square metres. Source: Internet

Acting on behalf of the CIA, McDonough for more redactions in the torture report summary that was ultimately released by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Source: Internet

A class-action lawsuit, handled by the Civil Rights Clinic at Michigan State University led by Professor Daniel Manville, was filed at that time on behalf of Jewish inmates Gerald Ackerman and Mark Shaykin. Source: Internet

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