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prox·y 
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Audio Help [prok-see] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural prox·ies.
| 1. | the agency, function, or power of a person authorized to act as the deputy or substitute for another. |
| 2. | the person so authorized; substitute; agent. |
| 3. | a written authorization empowering another person to vote or act for the signer, as at a meeting of stockholders. |
| 4. | an ally or confederate who can be relied upon to speak or act in one's behalf. |
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Proxy
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n. pl. prox·ies
[Middle English proccy, contraction of earlier procracie, annual payment to a prelate, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin prōcūrātia, alteration of Latin prōcūrātiō, from prōcūrātus, past participle of prōcūrāre, to take care of; see procure.] |
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proxy
c.1440, prokecye, "agency of one who acts instead of another," contraction of Anglo-Fr. procuracie, from M.L. procuratia "administration," from L. procuratio "care, management," from procurare "manage" (see procure).
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| proxy | |
noun | |
| 1. | a person authorized to act for another |
| 2. | a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting |
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proxy
A person authorized to act for another, or the written authorization to act for another.
Note: Shareholders in corporations may designate proxies to represent them at stockholders' meetings and vote their shares.
[Chapter:] Business and Economics
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Proxy
Proc"u*ra*cy\, n.; pl. Procuracies. [LL. procuratia: cf. F. procuratie. See Procuration, and cf,. Proxy.]1. The office or act of a proctor or procurator; management for another. 2. Authority to act for another; a proxy. [Obs.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
proxy
Proc`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. procuratio: cf. F. procuration. See Procure.]1. The act of procuring; procurement. 2. The management of another's affairs. 3. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact the affairs of another; a proxy. 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. Procuration money (Law), money paid for procuring a loan. --Blackstone.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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