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at the behest of someone Definition


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behest
noun
    1. formal or old use
      A command or request.
      Thesaurus: command, direction, order, precept, injunction, bidding, decree, mandate, ordinance, fiat.
Idiom: at the behest of someone (at someone's behest)
    At their request; when they asked or commanded.
Etymology: 12c: from Anglo-Saxon behæs a vow or promise.



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