英和和英

名詞

behalfism (uncountable)

1. (まれに) 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.