n.

1. An authoritative command.
2. An urgent request: I called the office at the behest of my assistant.

[Middle English bihest, vow, from Old English behǣs.]

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noun

An authoritative indication to be obeyed: bidding, charge, command, commandment, dictate, direction, directive, injunction, instruction (often used in plural), mandate, order, word. See over/under, words.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an authoritative command or request

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bud, befaling, anmodning

Nederlands (Dutch)
opdracht, verzoek

Français (French)
n. - ordre, commandement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Geheiß

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εντολή, προσταγή

Italiano (Italian)
ordine, incarico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ordem (f), pedido urgente (m)

Русский (Russian)
повеление, веление

Español (Spanish)
n. - encargo, orden, mandato

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - befallning (på ngns order)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
命令, 要求, 吩咐

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 命令, 要求, 吩咐

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 명령, 훈령

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 命令, たっての頼み

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أمر, وصيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פקודה, בקשה‬

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