Behalf and Position

Behalf

Behalf noun - As the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of" rather than "in behalf of").
Usage example: the guardian signed the contract on behalf of the minor child

Position and behalf are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Position" instead a noun "Behalf".

Position

Position noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.

Behalf and position are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Behalf" instead a noun "Position".

Both words in one sentence

  • A Zmelik, but subverted because the vice president (the only one who ran for that position) decides to enact the ideas in Ned's platform on behalf of President Weasel.
  • Fan Fic / It's not the Raptor DNA The entire Control Room team falls silent when Lowery accidentally submits a resume for a position on the ACU on behalf of Elise.
  • Played with on Donkey Kong Country; DK finds his position of future ruler challenged by Kong Fu, an Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy who can mop the floor with him, working on behalf of King K. Rool.
Cite this Source
Position and Behalf. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/behalf/position
Behalf & Position. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/behalf/position>.
Position or Behalf. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/behalf/position.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "behalf" and "position" have occurred on timeline