proxy

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.

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[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.]

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	proxy - a person authorized to act for another placeholder, procurator 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

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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 proxy → por poderes
to be married by proxy → casarse por poderes

B. CPD proxy vote N → voto 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 n → vote m par procuration

proxy

n (= power, document) → (Handlungs)vollmacht f; (= person) → Stellvertreter(in) m(f); by proxy → durch einen Stellvertreter; to be married by proxy → ferngetraut werden

proxy [ˈprɒksɪ] n (power) → procura, delega; (person) → mandatario/a
by proxy → per procura

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proxy [ˈprɒksɪ] n (power) → procura, delega; (person) → mandatario/a
by proxy → per procura