behalfism

English

Etymology

behalf +‎ -ism

Noun

behalfism (uncountable)

  1. (rare) A policy of doing things on behalf of others.
    • 2010, Sudhir Patwardhan, Ranjit Hoskote, Sakshi Gallery, Sudhir Patwardhan, page 25:
      Having executed the 'Floods' series, Patwardhan became once more seized by his fear of behalfism: Was he, as an artist, exploiting his subject? From this dilemma, there arose a series of studies of the artist in his studio.
    • 1987, Michael Kustow, One in four, page 83:
      […] I'm not positively discriminating in favour of black and Asian programme-makers. Behalfism, I call it, always doing something on behalf of others, always being representative.
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