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proxy
[ prok-see ]
noun
- the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as the deputy or substitute for another.
- a person authorized to act as a deputy or substitute for another; agent.
- a written authorization empowering another person to vote or act for the signer, such as at a meeting of stockholders.
- an ally or confederate who can be relied upon to speak or act in one's behalf.
- Computer.
- a server or program that receives requests, filters them, and forwards them to a network on behalf of another computer or network which it represents under a surrogate IP address: used to provide anonymity or increased security or to carry out intermediate processing.
- a placeholder programming object whose function is to delegate the execution of an action to one or more other objects it controls access to, allowing the placeholder to carry out other processing before and after that action.
adjective
- relating to or having the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as the deputy or substitute for another:
If you are unable to reach the polls, you can choose a proxy voter to cast your ballot for you.
Because of the distance to be traveled, a proxy groom stood in for the queen's future husband.
- (especially of a conflict) occurring between states, people, etc., who are directed, influenced, or funded by other states, people, etc.:
Proxy wars were a major feature of the Cold War.
The new CEO won control of the company after a proxy battle.
proxy
/ ˈɒɪ /
noun
- a person authorized to act on behalf of someone else; agent
to vote by proxy
- the authority, esp in the form of a document, given to a person to act on behalf of someone else
- computing short for proxy server
proxy
- A person authorized to act for another, or the written authorization to act for another.
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Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of proxy1
Example Sentences
But the proposed remedial action appears to fall short of the White House's demands for Harvard to end all preferences "based on race, color, national origin, or proxies thereof" and implement "merit-based" policies by August.
Vietnam was a French colony, a Chinese vassal and for 20 years, the proxy battlefield in America's bloody struggle to stop China spreading communism across South East Asia.
It is this material that can be used as a proxy for the amount of planet-warming carbon dioxide stored.
You suggested every adult have a power of attorney and healthcare proxy.
The contents of the leaked chat revealed a Trump administration that is internally divided on matters of foreign policy — in particular as it pertains to Iran and its regional proxies, such as the Houthis.
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