proxy
[prok-see]
- the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as the deputy or substitute for another.
- the person so authorized; substitute; agent.
- a written authorization empowering another person to vote or act for the signer, as at a meeting of stockholders.
- an ally or confederate who can be relied upon to speak or act in one's behalf.
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Origin of proxy
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Examples from the Web for proxy
Contemporary Examples
Hoge joined in, waging a proxy battle against a liberal blogger who accused Walker et al. of being scammers.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever ReadDavid Weigel
August 30, 2014
People who intentionally hurt children for attention can be accused of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy.
We did not find any evidence, through both DNS lookups and proxy testing, that any of these URLs are blocked.
Forced C-section debates often skirt or even devolve into a proxy pro-choice/pro-life debate, explains Diaz-Tello.
Afghanistan was basically an instrument of the West in its proxy war against the Soviets.
Historical Examples
Now, professor, I am ready to do the cooking, but I have a fancy for doing it by proxy.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
I'll be at your house—your proxy; I shall do better than Black well.
Night and Morning, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
The blessing was pronounced by Gardiner, and the proxy marriage was completed.
The Reign of Mary TudorW. Llewelyn Williams.
You will wed her—she will bear your name; but you will marry her by proxy, and I shall be your proctor.
Samuel Brohl & CompanyVictor Cherbuliez
Here the ceremony of marriage by proxy was to be solemnized.
Louis XIV., Makers of History SeriesJohn S. C. Abbott
proxy
- a person authorized to act on behalf of someone else; agentto vote by proxy
- the authority, esp in the form of a document, given to a person to act on behalf of someone else
- computing short for proxy server
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Word Origin
C15: prokesye, contraction of procuracy, from Latin prōcūrātiō procuration; see procure
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Word Origin and History for proxy
n.
early 15c., proccy, prokecye, "agency of one who acts instead of another; letter of power of attorney," contraction of Anglo-French procuracie (c.1300), from Medieval Latin procuratia "administration," from Latin procuratio "a caring for, management," from procurare "manage" (see procure). Also cf. proctor (n.). Meaning "person who acts in place of another" is from 1610s.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
proxy
A person authorized to act for another, or the written authorization to act for another.
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Note
Shareholders in corporations may designate proxies to represent them at stockholders' meetings and vote their shares.
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