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behest noun
/bɪˈhest/ n formal Definition
at sb's behest/at the behest of sb
because someone has asked or ordered you to do something
The budget proposal was adopted at the president's behest.
(Definition of behest noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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