proxy Definition

proxy
noun proxies

1a. A person authorized to act or vote on another's behalf;

Thesaurus: representative, surrogate, stand-in, substitute, agent, deputy, delegate, attorney, factor.
1b. The agency of such a person;


Example: a proxy vote
2a. The authority to act or vote for someone else;
2b. A document granting this.

Etymology: 15c: a contraction of procuracy.