proxy
67
5.8
- noun
- /ˈprɑːksi/
- And I have one proxy vote for Freeman.
- serve as a proxy
- a good proxy
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Watch on YouTubeThey've already been involved in direct strikes against Iranian Shia proxies in Syria.
- They've already been involved in direct strikes against Iranian Shia proxies in Syria.
- So they, they were the, they were the, you know, the people killing us were the proxies of Iran.
Examples
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And accordingly, I give him full proxy power and authority.
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I gotta challenge his health care proxy.
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I'm voting your proxy, Kid.
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But why don't you take Brother Williams along as my proxy?
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She could be represented by proxy.
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The researchers felt it important to include the marching band directors as proxies for accessing the student population.
Academic text (2015) -
The measures added in Models 2 and 3 are taken as "proxies for family dysfunction and marital conflict."
Academic text (1992) -
She appointed her sister as her proxy to vote in the election.
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As a proxy, he was able to attend the meeting and represent his colleague's views.
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During the board meeting, I submitted my proxy form to allow someone else to vote for me.
Synonyms
517
3.5
A person who speaks or acts for other people in an official way
75
6.8
A person who acts for someone else in a particular role
4
3.9
A person who can act for someone in legal matters, for example signing papers
1
9.8
A person allowed to act for someone else in legal or official matters
1
5.5
A person who speaks for someone or a group
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
6
7.6
A war fought by smaller countries but started or supported by larger powers that do not fight directly
- Literature
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9.0
An attempt by some shareholders to get enough votes to replace company leaders and gain control
How Substitutive
67
5.8
75
6.8
342
2.0
158
3.2
23
4.2
25
3.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Proxy comes from an old Latin word procurare, made of pro- 'for' and cura 'care'. A proxy was someone who 'took care for' another person, which is why a proxy can stand in and act for you at a meeting.