behalf vs position

position vs behalf

behalf and position both are nouns.

behalf is not a verb while position is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
behalf	Yes	No	No	No
position	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, position is a hypernym of behalf; that is, position is a word with a broader meaning than behalf:

behalf: as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as `on behalf of' rather than `in behalf of')
position: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

Other hypernyms of behalf include lieu, place, stead.

behalf (noun)	position (noun)
as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as `on behalf of' rather than `in behalf of')	the act of putting something in a certain place
for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive)	a job in an organization
	(in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player
	the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
	the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom
	the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
	the arrangement of the body and its limbs
	a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
	a rationalized mental attitude
	an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
	an item on a list or in a sequence
	the particular portion of space occupied by something
	a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
	the appropriate or customary location
	the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
	a condition or position in which you find yourself

behalf (verb)	position (verb)
	put into a certain place or abstract location
	cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation

Difference between behalf and position

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