behest
behest
definition
noun
they had assembled at his behest
a person's orders or command.
example
they had assembled at his 'behest'
He was merely rebalancing his portfolio, at the 'behest' of his financial adviser.
The items were sold at the 'behest' of his descendants and fetched much more than the auctioneers had bargained for.
To say what was done was done at the 'behest' of officials is totally incorrect.
The early European navigators and explorers mostly undertook their voyages at the 'behest' of kings in search of wealth.
Even if people switch their votes from party to party, election by election it does not follow that they do so at the 'behest' of their daily paper.
the slaughter of the male children at the 'behest' of Herod
they had assembled at his 'behest'
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