Word Meaning

proxy definition and meaning

n. The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity.
n. The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote for another.
n. A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting.
n. The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.
n. See Procuration.
v. i. To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another.

Crossword clues for proxy

- Authority to represent someone else
- Deputy
- Representative
- Substitute in a vote