Sentence:  The Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, is to meet with the BBC director general, Mark Thompson, at the <WSD>behest</WSD> of the Premier League in a bid to resolve their long-running feud. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; (now usually in the phrase) '''at the behest of'''. (from 12th c.)