: the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another
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a
: authority or power to act for another
b
: a document giving such authority
specifically: a power of attorney authorizing a specified person to vote corporate stock
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: a person authorized to act for another : procurator
proxyadjective
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Proxies and Proxy Servers
Proxy comes from a contracted form of the Middle English word procuracie (meaning “procuration”). A proxy may refer to a person who is authorized to act for another or it may designate the function or authority of serving in another’s stead. In the latter sense, it generally is preceded by the word by (“vote by proxy”).
Proxy has recently taken on meanings in computing, where it is found in such phrases as proxy server, a computer system that facilitates the exchange of data between users on a network.
Since I wouldn't be available to vote, I nominated him to act as my proxy. sent a proxy to the meeting to cast his vote for him
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English proxi, procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin procuratia, alteration of Latin procuratio procuration
VERB + PROXY | PROXY + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + PROXY➤appoint委任代表◇You may appoint a proxy to vote for you.你可以委託他人代你投票。➤act as, serve as作為代理◇She is acting as proxy for her husband.她充當丈夫的代理。PROXY + NOUN➤vote, voting由他人代投的選票◇Our practice is to delegate proxy voting to managers.我們的做法是委託管理人代為投票。➤form代表委任表格◇It is important that members send their proxy forms in.成員要送交他們的代表委任表格,這一點很重要。➤war(由大國挑動或操縱的一定範圍或規模的)傀儡戰爭◇The Cold War also saw proxy wars fought throughout the developing world.冷戰時期所有發展中國家都發生過傀儡戰爭。➤battle, fight (bothbusiness商業) 代理人爭奪戰◇a proxy battle to get shareholders to overturn the board's decision使股東們推翻董事會決定的一場代理人之戰PREPOSITION➤by proxy由他人代表◇If you will not be able to vote on election day, you may vote by proxy.如果你本人在投票日無法投票,可由他人代投。➤proxy for作為⋯的代表◇Husbands are discouraged from voting as proxy for their wives.不主張丈夫代妻子投票。PHRASES➤as a proxy作為代理◇I am here as a proxy for my father.我在這裏做我父親的代理。