proxy

[prox·y]

Don't feel like going to the grocery store today? See if you can send your brother as a proxy, meaning he's a substitute authorized to act for you.

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The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity.

Noun
a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting

Noun
a person authorized to act for another

n.
The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity.

n.
The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote for another.

n.
A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting.

n.
The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.

n.
See Procuration.

v. i.
To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another.

Proxy

Prox"y , n.; pl. Proxies . [Contr. from procuracy. Cf. Proctor.] 1. The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity.

I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself.

2. The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote for another.

Every peer . . . may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence.

3. A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting. 4. (Eng. Law) The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts. Burrill. 5. (Eccl.) See Procuration. [Obs.]

Proxy

Prox"y, v. i. To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another. [R.]

The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity.

To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another.

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Usage Examples

Urban conservationists may feel entitled to be unconcerned about food production because they are not farmers. But they can't be let off so easily, for they are all farming by proxy.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

At the end of the day, money is just a proxy for votes. That is what makes politics so vulnerable to social media.