at (someone's) behest

Done according to the whims or commands of someone else. Everything is done at our children's behest; it's like they're the bosses of the family! I'm presenting you this subpoena at the behest of the civil court.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dykes	[daiks]
Vladimir	vlah-DEE-meer (Russian), VLAH-dee-meer (Croatian)	Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Arianne	a-ree-AHN	French
Rhonwen	-	Welsh
Beasley	['bi:zli]
Steward	['stju:wəd]