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English Dictionary: proxy	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for proxy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
proxy n a person authorized to act for another [syn: proxy, placeholder, procurator] a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Procuration \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proxy \Prox"y\, v. i. To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proxy \Prox"y\, n.; pl. {Proxies}. [Contr. from procuracy. Cf. {Proctor}.] 1. The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity. I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself. --Burke. 2. The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote for another. Every peer . . . may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence. --Blackstone. 3. A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting. 4. (Eng. Law) The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts. --Burrill. 5. (Eccl.) See {Procuration}. [Obs.]