proxy

proxy

noun \ˈpräk-sē\

plural prox·ies

Definition of PROXY

1

: the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another

2

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

3

: a person authorized to act for another : procurator

— proxy adjective

Examples of PROXY

1. Since I wouldn't be available to vote, I nominated him to act as my proxy.
2. <sent a proxy to the meeting to cast his vote for him>

Origin of PROXY

Middle English proxi, procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin procuratia, alteration of Latin procuratio procuration

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to PROXY

Synonyms

assignee, attorney, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, minister, procurator, agent, rep, representative

Related Words

ambassador, diplomat, diplomatist, emissary, foreign minister, legate, plenipotentiary; alternate, backup, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, stand-in, sub, substitute, surrogate, understudy; informer, operative, spy; broker, distributor, manager; arbiter, arbitrator, comprador (or compradore), conciliator, go-between, intercessor, intermediary, interposer, liaison, mediator, middleman, peacemaker; mouthpiece, point man, point person, prophet, speaker, spokesman, spokesperson

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with PROXY

boxy, doxy, foxy, moxie, oxy, poxy