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prox·y  (prks)
n. pl. prox·ies
1. A person authorized to act for another; an agent or substitute.
2. The authority to act for another.
3. The written authorization to act in place of another.

[Middle English proccy, contraction of earlier procracie, annual payment to a prelate, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin prcrtia, alteration of Latin prcrti, from prcrtus, past participle of prcrre, to take care of; see procure.]

proxy [ˈprɒksɪ]
n pl proxies
1. (Law) a person authorized to act on behalf of someone else; agent to vote by proxy
2. (Law) the authority, esp in the form of a document, given to a person to act on behalf of someone else
[prokesye, contraction of procuracy, from Latin prōcūrātiō procuration; see procure]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.proxy - a person authorized to act for another
agent - a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
2.proxy - a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting
power of attorney - a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent

proxy
noun representative, agent, deputy, substitute, factor, attorney, delegate, surrogate She sent him as her proxy to board meetings.
Translations
proxy [ˈprɒksɪ]
A. N (= power) → poder m; (= person) → apoderado/a m/f
by proxypor poderes
to be married by proxycasarse por poderes
B. CPD proxy vote Nvoto m por poderes
proxy [ˈprɒksi] n
(= power, authority) → procuration f
by proxy → par procuration
(= person) (LAW, FINANCE)mandataire mf
(= person) (gen)intermédiaire mf
proxy vote nvote m par procuration
proxy
n (= power, document)(Handlungs)vollmacht f; (= person)Stellvertreter(in) m(f); by proxydurch einen Stellvertreter; to be married by proxyferngetraut werden
proxy [ˈprɒksɪ] n (power) → procura, delega; (person) → mandatario/a
by proxy → per procura
proxy [ˈprɒksɪ] n (power) → procura, delega; (person) → mandatario/a
by proxy → per procura


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