Behest

Meaning

A Request

Examples

  • A plan was hatched to bankroll a trumped-up hearing at the behest of the gun lobby.
  • We only serve on this peer review panel at the behest of Dr. Murray
  • You acted on your own behest, not ours
  • Last month, at the behest of the Vulcan ambassador, I opened a dialogue with Gorkon, Chancellor of the Klingon High Council