If you do something by proxy, you arrange for someone else to do it for you.
Those not attending the meeting may vote by proxy.
2. countable noun [usu Nfor n]
A proxy is a person or thing that is acting or being used in the place of someone or somethingelse.
Price differences are used as a proxy for differences in quality.
More Synonyms of proxy
proxy in British English
(ˈprɒksɪ)
nounWord forms: pluralproxies
1.
a person authorized to act on behalf of someone else; agent
to vote by proxy
2.
the authority, esp in the form of a document, given to a person to act on behalf of someone else
3. computing short for proxy server
Word origin
C15: prokesye, contraction of procuracy, from Latin prōcūrātiō procuration; see procure
proxy in American English
(ˈprɑksi)
nounWord forms: pluralˈproxies
1.
the agency or function of a deputy
2.
the authority to act for another
3.
a document empowering a person to act for another, as in voting at a stockholders' meeting
4.
a person empowered to act for another
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈagent
Word origin
ME prokecie, contr. < procuracie, the function of a procurator, ult. < L procuratio
proxy in Finance
(prɒksi)
Word forms: (plural) proxies
noun
(Finance: Investment, Stocks)
A proxy is a person who is authorized to vote shares for shareholders who are not present.
Shareholders can and often do give management their proxies, delegating the right and responsibility to vote their shares as specified.
Delaware was one of the first states to allow voting by electronic proxy and attendance at stockholder meetings through the Internet.
A proxy is a person who is authorized to vote shares for shareholders who are not present.
Examples of 'proxy' in a sentence
proxy
As investors bought up riskier assets they moved out of gold, weakening proxies for the metal.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
As investors bought up riskier assets they moved out of gold, weakening proxies forthe metal.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The deadline for proxy votes expired at the close of business yesterday.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He claimed that most of the investors who voted against the bonus used proxy voting agencies.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This class of viewer was a good proxy for other classes.
Collins, Richard Television - policy and culture (1990)
Syria has for too long been used as a proxy battlefield.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The fiasco prompted the council to issue an alert on its website at lunchtime offering emergency proxy votes to residents.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
To secure some improvement in attendance, the right to vote by proxy was removed.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The deadline for proxy votes closed last Monday.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Wednesday is the deadline for proxy votes and some hedge funds could convert their positions to take control of the votes today or tomorrow.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A good proxy for mortgage lending is the number of mortgage approvals for house purchase.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They deny conspiring to defraud the borough's returning officer by dishonestly causing and permitting applications for proxy votes.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Since it is difficult to quantify such constraints explicitly, the budget limit may be used as a proxy.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
The deal is expected to go through, but the appointment of a proxy agent suggested advisers are not counting their chickens.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Leg growth is sensitive to periods of poor nutrition, making it a good proxy for the quality of diet during childhood.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Is US using enemy to fight a proxy war?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Since the main supply line into rebel areas was cut by regime proxy forces this month, the price of food and fuel has almost doubled.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Space races, in any case, have form as proxy contests between superpowers.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The two lived in the same house, taught history, and fought a proxy war using their pets.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Electricity production, used as a proxy for industrial activity, suggests a much weaker economy but is plagued with data problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Our AGM is well attended but lots of shareholders who aren't local cast proxy votes.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Not cheap, but a good proxy for further US recovery over the long term.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Though they are a good proxy for US economic growth, this suggests no urgent need to buy.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Power generation, a commonly used proxy for manufacturing vigour, was flat last month and stockpiles of commodities such as coal are rising fast.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The research group has identified 28 boardroom proxy battles scheduled for this year, suggesting that the number of cases will continue to rise this year.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Price differences are used as a proxy for differences in quality where, for reasons of data availability, prices are expressed as trade unit values.
Forstner, Helmut, Ballance, Robert Competing in a Global Economy (1990)
In other languages
proxy
British English: proxy NOUN
to do sth by proxy If you do something by proxy, you arrange for someone else to do it for you.
Those not attending the meeting may vote by proxy.
American English: proxy
Brazilian Portuguese: procuração
Chinese: 代理权
European Spanish: poder
French: procuration
German: Vollmacht
Italian: procura
Japanese: 代理権
Korean: 대리인을 통해
European Portuguese: procuração
Latin American Spanish: poder
All related terms of 'proxy'
proxy vote
a vote cast by a person's representative
proxy server
a computer that acts as an intermediary between a client machine and a server , caching information to save access time
proxy conflict
a conflict between third parties, through whom enemies attack each other
proxy marriage
a marriage performed between one of the two contracting parties and a proxy who has been authorized to represent the other
Munchausen's syndrome by proxy
a psychiatric disorder in which an individual derives emotional satisfaction from inflicting injury on others and then subjecting them to medical treatment
Chinese translation of 'proxy'
proxy
(ˈprɔksɪ)
n
by proxy由代理人 (yóu dàilǐrén)
(noun)
Definition
a person authorized to act on behalf of someone else
She sent him as her proxy to board meetings.
Synonyms
representative
trade union representatives
agent
You are buying direct, rather than through an agent.
deputy
France's minister for culture and his deputy attended the meeting.
substitute
She is seeking a substitute while her secretary is on leave.
factor (Scottish)
attorney
delegate
The rebels' chief delegate repeated their demands.
surrogate
Leningrad was the third alien city to offer him a surrogate home.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of agent
Definition
a person who arranges business for other people, esp. for actors or singers
You are buying direct, rather than through an agent.
Synonyms
representative,
deputy,
substitute,
advocate,
rep (informal),
broker,
delegate,
factor (Scottish),
negotiator,
envoy,
trustee,
proxy,
surrogate,
go-between,
emissary
in the sense of delegate
Definition
a person chosen to represent others at a conference or meeting
The rebels' chief delegate repeated their demands.
Synonyms
representative,
agent,
deputy,
ambassador,
commissioner,
envoy,
proxy,
depute (Scottish),
legate,
spokesman or woman or person
in the sense of deputy
Definition
a person appointed to act on behalf of another
France's minister for culture and his deputy attended the meeting.
Synonyms
substitute,
representative,
stand-in,
ambassador,
agent,
commissioner,
delegate,
lieutenant,
subordinate,
proxy,
surrogate,
second-in-command,
nuncio,
legate,
vicegerent,
number two
Synonyms of 'proxy'
proxy
Explore 'proxy' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of factor
Definition
(in Scotland) the manager of an estate
Synonyms
agent,
deputy,
steward,
reeve,
middleman,
estate manager
in the sense of substitute
Definition
a person or thing that takes the place of another, such as a player who takes the place of a team-mate
She is seeking a substitute while her secretary is on leave.
Synonyms
replacement,
reserve,
equivalent,
surrogate,
deputy,
relief,
representative,
sub,
temporary,
stand-by,
makeshift,
proxy,
temp (informal),
expedient,
locum,
depute (Scottish),
stopgap,
locum tenens
in the sense of surrogate
Definition
a person or thing acting as a substitute
Leningrad was the third alien city to offer him a surrogate home.