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direction
The course along which a person or thing is moving or must move to reach a destination:
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  1. The course along which a person or thing is moving or must move to reach a destination:
  2. The management, supervision, or guidance of a group or operation:
  3. An authoritative order or command
order
Condition or state in general:
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  1. Condition or state in general:
  2. A style of building:
  3. A sequence or arrangement of successive things:
precept
A rule of moral conduct; maxim
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  1. A rule of moral conduct; maxim
  2. A commandment or direction meant as a rule of action or conduct
  3. (Law) A written order; writ
injunction
A writ or order from a court prohibiting a person or group from carrying out a given action, or ordering a given action to be done
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  1. A writ or order from a court prohibiting a person or group from carrying out a given action, or ordering a given action to be done
  2. A judge’s order to a party compelling or prohibiting certain described conduct. A judge’s order to a party compelling or prohibiting certain described conduct.
  3. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
bidding
A command or request
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  1. A command or request
  2. Bids considered as a group, as at an auction or in card games:
  3. That which one is bidden to do; a command.
charge
Expense; cost:
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  1. Expense; cost:
  2. Instruction or command, esp. instruction in points of law given by a judge to a jury
  3. An order, command, or injunction.
command
The post where the person in command is stationed
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  1. The post where the person in command is stationed
  2. (Comput.) A request entered by means of a keyboard, mouse, etc. to have a particular function performed
  3. An order; direction; mandate
commandment
The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
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  1. The act of commanding; exercise of authority.
  2. Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict.
  3. An authoritative command or order; mandate; precept; specif., any of the Ten Commandments
dictate
An authoritative command
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  1. An authoritative command
  2. A guiding principle:
  3. A guiding principle or requirement
direction
(Music) A word, phrase, or sign showing how a note, passage, etc. is to be played
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  1. (Music) A word, phrase, or sign showing how a note, passage, etc. is to be played
  2. The management, supervision, or guidance of a group or operation:
  3. An authoritative order or command:
directive
An order or instruction, especially one issued by an authority.
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  1. An order or instruction, especially one issued by an authority.
  2. A general instruction or order issued authoritatively
injunction
(Law) A court order requiring a party to refrain from doing a particular act or to do a particular act.
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  1. (Law) A court order requiring a party to refrain from doing a particular act or to do a particular act.
  2. A writ or order from a court prohibiting a person or group from carrying out a given action, or ordering a given action to be done
  3. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a command; a precept; a direction.
instruction
Imparted knowledge:
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  1. Imparted knowledge:
  2. An authoritative direction to be obeyed; an order:
  3. A command or order
mandate
An authoritative order or command, esp. a written one
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  1. An authoritative order or command, esp. a written one
  2. A court’s order directing a lower court or judicial officer to perform a particular action.
  3. The wishes of constituents expressed to a representative, legislature, etc., as through an election and regarded as an order
order
A style of building:
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  1. A style of building:
  2. A command, direction, or instruction, usually backed by authority
  3. A sequence or arrangement of successive things:
word
Used euphemistically in combination with the initial letter of a term that is considered offensive or taboo or that one does not want to utter:
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  1. Used euphemistically in combination with the initial letter of a term that is considered offensive or taboo or that one does not want to utter:
  2. An assurance or promise; sworn intention:
  3. A command or direction; an order:
Find another word for behest. In this page you can discover 19 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for behest, like: direction, order, precept, injunction, command, bidding, charge, command, commandment, dictate and direction.

Sentence Examples

  • Dholahtaf, but is now known as the Cherra-Saadeh, and is in the popular tradition said to have been excavated by a man from Basra at the behest of a woman of Hit whom he desired to make his wife.

  • The census unwillingly carried out by Joab at the behest of David related exclusively to the fighting men of the community, and the dire consequences ascribed to it were quoted in reprobation of such inquiries as late as the middle of the 18th century.

  • Simmons started her first modeling class at the age of 11, at the behest of her mother, who hoped it would help her gain confidence and overcome the bullies.

  • Interestingly, much of this secrecy was at the behest of the actors themselves.

  • Although it may be assumed that men wearing the costumes are doing so at behest of female friends or companions, they are nonetheless desiring the look and a few costumers have stepped up to help them out.

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