'Proxy' definitions:

Definition of 'proxy'

From: WordNet
noun
A person authorized to act for another [syn: proxy, placeholder, procurator]
noun
A power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting

Definition of 'Proxy'

From: GCIDE
  • Proxy \Prox"y\, n.; pl. Proxies. [Contr. from procuracy. Cf. Proctor.]
  • 1. The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity. [1913 Webster]
  • I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote for another. [1913 Webster]
  • Every peer . . . may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Eng. Law) The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Eccl.) See Procuration. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Proxy'

From: GCIDE
  • Proxy \Prox"y\, v. i. To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'proxy'

From: GCIDE
  • Procuration \Proc`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. procuratio: cf. F. procuration. See Procure.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. The act of procuring; procurement. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The management of another's affairs. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Ch. of Eng.) A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; -- called also proxy. [1913 Webster]
  • Procuration money (Law), money paid for procuring a loan. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'proxy'

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Words containing 'Proxy'