Synonyms of proxies

proxies

noun

plural of proxy

as in delegates

a person who acts or does business for another

sent a proxy to the meeting to cast his vote for him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delegates
• representatives
• agents
• deputies
• attorneys
• managers
• ministers
• factors
• assignees
• envoys
• ambassadors
• reps
• commissaries
• surrogates
• procurators
• diplomats
• substitutes
• replacements
• spokesmen
• distributors
• foreign ministers
• operatives
• spies
• plenipotentiaries
• diplomatists
• emissaries
• intermediaries
• legates
• alternates
• informers
• subs
• brokers
• liaisons
• speakers
• mediators
• stand-ins
• middlemen
• arbiters
• arbitrators
• backups
• pinch hitters
• conciliators
• mouthpieces
• understudies
• reliefs
• intercessors
• prophets
• peacemakers
• spokespeople
• compradors
• point men
• go-betweens
• point people
• interposers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of proxies

Iran’s proxies have proven useful in adding pressure on Washington’s allies in the region. — Sarah Tamimi, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Hammer’s insistence that his show uses its guests as educational proxies to teach its viewers what not to do, and how not to live, feels far more suspect than Springer’s goofy raison d’être, and way less fun. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Including that this may be activity committed by proxies, or individuals either knowingly or unknowingly working on behalf of a foreign state. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

This is true in both Russia’s war against Ukraine and in the broader Middle East confrontation involving the United States, Israel, Iran, and Iran’s regional allies and proxies. — Nadia Schadlow, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026

But years on, their ADRs still track gold and chemical prices, not business fundamentals — proxies for commodities, not endorsements of the companies themselves. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Unfortunately, residential proxies let fraudsters fake just that, giving them access to the same high-speed lane as legitimate users. — Dan Pinto, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The Iranian proxies have recently struck oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, including an attack that shut down the country’s East-West pipeline. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Counterterrorism police had looked into the possible involvement of Iranian proxies in the Jewish ambulance arson, as well as other attacks on Jewish sites in London. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026