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Definition of Proxy
1. Noun. A person authorized to act for another.
2. 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
1. n. The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity.
2. v. i. To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another.
Definition of Proxy
1. Adjective. Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy. ¹
2. Noun. An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person. ¹
3. Noun. The authority to act for another, especially when written. ¹
4. Noun. (software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly. ¹
5. Noun. (science) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another ¹
6. Verb. To serve as a proxy for. ¹
7. Verb. (context: networking) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service. ¹
8. Noun. (context: gaming slang) A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Proxy
1. a person authorized to act for another [n PROXIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Proxy
Literary usage of Proxy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. How Our Laws Are Made: Bicentennial Edition 1789-1989 by Edward F. Willett (1995)
"A Member may authorize a general proxy only for motions to recess, ... A proxy
must be signed by the Member and must contain the date and time of day that ..."
2. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1843)
"Constitute the applicant the party's proxy, and, from the evidence adduced hy I;
... Such proxy is cither a professional proxy, or a non-professional proxy: ..."
3. Corporation Procedure: Law, Finance, Accounting by Thomas Conyngton, Robert Joseph Bennett, Paul Whittier Pinkerton, Hugh Ronald Conyngton (1922)
"If the holder desires to retain his original proxy, he may, ... proxy—Simple Form
proxy I hereby appoint George H. Brewer my proxy with full authority to ..."
4. Business Law: A Working Manual of Every-day Law by Thomas Conyngton (1920)
"A more formal proxy is, however, desirable when important matters are to be ...
The proxy which follows is still simple as to form but more specific in its ..."
5. Corporate Organization and Management by Thomas Conyngton, Helen Potter (1917)
"but during its life, such additional stock is not covered by the proxy. In this
the proxy differs from the proxy of Form 70 which covers all stock owned by ..."
6. Proceedings by Freemasons Canada. Royal Arch Masons. Grand Chapter (1898)
"GJ Bennett, VZ and proxy. A'o. 98. Vancouver, Vancouver, BCME Comp. J. Ross Robertson,
proxy ... GJ Bennett, proxy. Thirty-four Chapters were unrepresented. ..."
7. Company Precedents, for Use in Relation to Companies Subject to the by Francis Beaufort Palmer (1884)
"No person Form 117. shall be appointed a proxy who is not a member uf the со and
... There would not appear to be any legal objection to a proxy in blank. ..."
8. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"While the right to vote by proxy Is declared not necessarily to arise in the ...
1 Paige, 590. expressed the opinion that the right of voting by proxy is ..."
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