Definitions
Interest, support, or representation for another person or group.
Word origin
From Middle English bihalve (“nearby”), from Old English bī healfe (“by [his/her] side”), from bī (“by”) + healfe (“side, half”), equivalent to be- + half.
Used in a sentence
“The one exception to this was William Hilhouse, who was widely regarded as the colonist with the greatest experience of the interior and its native inhabitants, on whose behalf he endlessly campaigned.”
“He was not only my Representative who died on my behalf; He was my Substitute who died in my very stead.”
“Hillary Clinton hasn’t hit the campaign trail yet on behalf of Democrats running in 2018, but that isn’t stopping Republicans from using the former 2016 Democratic presidential nominee as a reliable campaign boogeyman.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Acting for another”6 letters
02“On another's part”6 letters
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