proxy vote
noun
A vote cast by one person as a representative of another: the firm may call off the shareholder meeting if the proxy votes indicate that it has not received enough support...
- Coyle insists he is already winning the battle for proxy votes.
- For example, Fidelity Magellan participated in 2,266 proxy votes last year.
- He alleged the company obtained proxy votes by deception.
Derivatives
proxy voting
- There is also provision for proxy voting which means that a limited number of representatives can vote on behalf of a whole delegation.
- The three men were arrested as part of a year-long police probe into proxy voting at last year's local elections.
- Some provinces have also abolished the practice of proxy voting, in adherence with the principle of "one man, one vote."