proxy
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈprɑksi/
- Specialized
:
poder
- He was authorized to cast his proxy vote for the shareholders at the upcoming corporate meeting.
When when the Kuwait was invaded by Iraq and we had death threats for the board, public company board, many of the board members just signed a proxy to vote.
- When when the Kuwait was invaded by Iraq and we had death threats for the board, public company board, many of the board members just signed a proxy to vote.
Examples
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Do you remember we talked about that proxy vote a while back?
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Tell him to pick up the proxy at your house the night of the meeting.
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Did you sign that proxy, Sheila?
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With the proxy in her hand, she drove back to Billings in the car she'd rented.
Fiction book (1991) -
This might include postponing or holding the AGM online or by phone using only proxy voting.
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Deciding vote goes to Shiloh Timmons, proxy for Sandra Timmons.
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Before the meeting, she submitted her proxy to allow her colleague to vote in her absence.
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The company requires all shareholders to fill out a proxy form to participate in the vote remotely.
Compounds
- Literature
5
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 Delegated
Surface Forms
Etymology
Proxy comes from an old Latin word procurare, where pro- means 'for' and cura means 'care'. Long ago this idea was used for a paper that lets someone act for you, so a proxy form is a written permission to vote or act in your place.