Synonyms for behest
bɪˈhɛstbe·hest

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1. behest

   Synonyms:
   injunction, command, instruction, mandate, commission, requirement, trust

   Antonyms:
   option, liberty, non-interference, discretion

Princeton's WordNet

1. behestnoun

   an authoritative command or request

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1. • Command

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1. behestnoun

   Synonyms:
   command, commandment, mandate, order, precept, injunction, direction, charge, bidding

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1. List of paraphrases for "behest":

   instigation, order

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1. Thomas Breen:

   That execution of that 9-year-old boy has to come from one singularly evil person, not from a plan. His killer did so of his own volition and for his own reason. Not at the behest or help of Corey Morgan.

2. New York mayor:

   We have never confronted in recent decades the reality of a war with a government of a large country with an international terror network at its behest, new Yorkers deserve to know that we have entered into a different reality.

3. Amy Berman Jackson:

   Let the record be crystal clear that it is not patriotism, it is not justified to descend on the Capitol at the behest of a candidate who lost an election and terrorize others.

4. Rick Brennan:

   In the short term, you have the immediate threat of ISIS. But in the long term, the deeper threat is to Iraq’s ability to be free and independent of Iran, dependence on the Shia militias, who have sworn allegiance to the ayatollah, is a problem. The Popular Liberation Forces number about 70,000, including a core of 15,000 hardened fighters who most recently did battle at Tehran’s behest in Syria, where they fought Al Qaeda, ISIS and the Free Syrian Army, Rick Brennan said. Iraq may need their help now, but giving them an official role in the fight against ISIS could further entrench them as both a political and military force within Iraq, Rick Brennan said.

5. Jay Tabb:

   The FBI will not tolerate surveillance being conducted here in the United States at the behest of foreign nations like Iran, such activity is intimidating, particularly to individuals who exercise their constitutional rights to free speech and criticize the Iranian government. The FBI will continue to pursue such activity on U.S. soil and disrupt efforts by any individuals who take such actions on behalf of Iran.