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on behalf of meaning and examples

2025-09-20

Meaning

The phrase "on behalf of" means as the representative of someone else or for the benefit of someone else. It shows that an action is carried out for another person, group, or organization.

Grammar and Usage

  • Part of speech: Prepositional phrase

  • Usage: Used before a noun or pronoun to indicate representation or benefit.

  • Common patterns:

    • on behalf of + noun/pronoun
    • speak/write/act on behalf of someone

Common Phrases

  • on behalf of the team
  • on behalf of my family
  • on behalf of the company
  • on behalf of the government

Collocations

  • verbs: act on behalf of, speak on behalf of, sign on behalf of, represent on behalf of
  • nouns: behalf of the company, behalf of the client, behalf of the community

Examples

  1. She accepted the award on behalf of the whole team.
  2. I’m writing to you on behalf of our organization.
  3. He apologized on behalf of his colleague.
  4. The lawyer signed the contract on behalf of his client.
  5. On behalf of the staff, I would like to welcome you.
  6. The mayor spoke on behalf of the citizens.
  7. We donated the money on behalf of the victims of the flood.
  • representing
  • in place of
  • for
  • as a representative of

Antonym

  • for oneself
  • in one’s own name