on behalf of

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on behalf of

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

Español	en nombre de, de parte de, en representación de, a beneficio de, en lugar de
日本語	...の代わりに no kawari ni, ...を代表して ... o daihyō shite
中文	替 tì, 代表 dàibiǎo
Kiswahili	kwa niaba ya
Português	em nome de
Français	au nom de, pour le compte de
Deutsch	im Namen von, im Interesse von, im Auftrag von, zu Gunsten von
Italiano	per conto di, a nome di
Ελληνικά	εκ μέρους ek mérous
Русский	от и́мени ot ímeni, от лица́ ot licá
Tiếng Việt	thay mặt cho, nhân danh
العربية	بِاسْم bi-sm, بِالنِّيَابَة عَن bi-n-niyāba ʕan
עברית	מִטַּעַם mitá'am, בְּשֵׁם b'shém, לְשׁוּם l'shúm

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"on behalf of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/on%20behalf%20of. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"on behalf of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/on%20behalf%20of.

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@misc{on_behalf_of_2026,
  title = {on behalf of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20behalf%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}