account |
behalf. [1/16 definitions] |
advocate |
one who defends or pleads on behalf of another, esp. in a court of law. [1/4 definitions] |
agency |
an organization, franchise, or business that acts on behalf of others. [1/4 definitions] |
agent |
a person with authority to perform certain actions on behalf of another. [1/5 definitions] |
agt. |
abbreviation of "agent," a person with authority to perform certain actions on behalf of another. |
almoner |
one who distributes money or other gifts to the poor, esp. on behalf of an institution or royalty. |
assignee |
in law, a person appointed to act on behalf of another; deputy. [1/2 definitions] |
avenge |
to inflict punishment or cause suffering on behalf of (one who has been harmed). [1/2 definitions] |
bleeding heart |
one whose sympathies are considered to be too easily aroused or too ostentatiously displayed on behalf of people who are disadvantaged and suffering. [1/2 definitions] |
broker |
a person whose business is to negotiate buying and selling, esp. of stocks or real estate, on another's behalf. [1/2 definitions] |
by |
on behalf of. [1/16 definitions] |
class action |
a lawsuit brought on behalf of all persons sharing grounds for legal action, such as all consumers allegedly harmed by a particular product. |
constituent |
someone who gives to another the power to act on his or her behalf. [1/4 definitions] |
deputation |
the act or process of choosing one or several people to act on behalf of another person, group, or other entity such as a government. [1/2 definitions] |
electioneer |
to campaign on behalf of a political candidate, party, or issue. |
emissary |
an agent sent to represent, or engage in some activity such as negotiations on behalf of, another person or group, esp. a government. |
errand |
the purpose for which such a short journey is performed, often on behalf of another person. [1/2 definitions] |
espionage |
the act or practice of spying, esp. on behalf of a government or business. |
flack |
a press agent or other person employed to speak on one's behalf. |
for |
on behalf of; in representation of. [1/13 definitions] |
intercede |
to intervene or speak on behalf of another. [1/2 definitions] |