Library / English Dictionary

PROXY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("proxy" is a kind of...):

power of attorney (a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person authorized to act for another

Synonyms:

placeholder; procurator; proxy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("proxy" is a kind of...):

agent (a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations)

Credits

 Context examples: 

I'll do it by proxy, when your grandpa comes.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

A durable power of attorney for health care is a document that names your health care proxy.

(Advance Directives, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Healthcare proxy.

(HCP, NCI Dictionary)