behest
Urgent spoken order
A behest is a command or urgent request from someone in authority: at the behest of the king, She resigned at her employer's behest.
The word is formal and somewhat old-fashioned, appearing mainly in the phrase "at the behest of," meaning at the direction or strong urging of someone.
Methodical arrangement or request
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- edictAuthoritative public command
- dictateGive orders imperiously
instruction · mandate · injunction · fiat · dictum · proclamation · pronouncement · ukase
Formal request or defense
- appealFormal review request
- entreatyEarnest, urgent request
- petitionFormal written appeal
- solicitationSeeking to obtain
supplication · urging · invitation · call · importunity · adjuration · prayer · suit
order
Methodical arrangement or request
- directiveFormal command or instruction
- decreeAuthoritative legal command
- edictAuthoritative public command
dictate · instruction · mandate · injunction · fiat · dictum · proclamation · pronouncement · ukase · diktat
plea
Formal request or defense
solicitation · supplication · urging · invitation · call · importunity · adjuration · prayer · suit · asking
behestsuggestion
Idea proposed for consideration
recommendation · request · proposal · hint · appeal
behestfree will
Autonomous choice capacity
own initiative · liberty · option · choice · self-direction