{
    "term": "behalf",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "in order to help somebody",
            "labels": "(US English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He began a petition in behalf of the farmers."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "as the representative of somebody or instead of them",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "On behalf of the department I would like to thank you all."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her son collected the Nobel Peace Prize on her behalf."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "in order to help somebody",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "They campaigned on behalf of asylum seekers."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "because of somebody; for somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Don't worry on my behalf."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɪˈhɑːf/",
                "audio": "be/behalf/behalf__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɪˈhæf/",
                "audio": "be/behalf/behalf__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from a mixture of the earlier phrases on his halve and bihalve him, both meaning ‘on his side’ (see by, half)."
}