He testified that the wire-tapping was carried out at the behest of his superiors.
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Behest
/bɪˈhɛst/
Synonyms for "behest" (32 found)
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'Twas night; on earth all creatures were asleep, / when lo! the figures of our gods, the same / whom erst from falling Ilion o'er the deep / I brought, scarce rescued from the midmost flame, / before me, sleepless for my country's shame, / stood plain, in plenteousness of light confessed, / where streaming through the sunken lattice came / the moon's full splendour, and their speech addressed, / and I in heart took comfort, hearing their behest.
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Tom says he did it at John's behest.
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Some journalists are still in jail; victims of a politicized justice at the behest of the government.
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