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What does in the name of mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word in the name of? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. With appeal to; often used to introduce oaths
  2. By the authority of.
  3. Under the name or possession of.
  4. Under the designation or excuse of.
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Instead, she underscores the importance of the players acceptance of difficult challenges in the name of promoting something they believe in.
Perhaps they enjoy hearing me sound all ratty and scratchy, trying to be polite in the name of friendship.
In every war it was the opportune time for the reactionist and commercial vulture to do his dirty work in the name of patriotism.
It won't be the first time the keen sportsman has pushed the boundaries of human endurance to the limit in the name of charity.
I've done some pretty naff things over the years, in the name of my work and it paid off.
Stalinism crippled us by castrating our moral passion, blinding us to the wrongs done to men if those wrongs were done in the name of Communism.

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