proxy
/ˈprɑksi/
verb
- To act or vote on behalf of someone else.
- I will proxy for my colleague at the board meeting.
- She proxied for her father during the shareholder vote.
- If you cannot attend, you can proxy your vote to another member.
noun
- A person authorized to act on behalf of another, especially in voting or decision-making.
- Shareholders can vote by proxy if they cannot attend the meeting.
- She appointed her lawyer as her proxy to sign the contract.
- He sent a proxy to the conference to represent his company.
- A document or authorization giving someone the power to act for another person.
- I gave my proxy to my sister so she could cast my vote.
- The proxy must be signed and dated before the meeting.
- Please fill out this proxy form to allow someone else to vote for you.
- A server or software that acts as an intermediary between a user and the internet, often used for privacy or security.
- Many people use a proxy to hide their IP address while browsing.
- The company's network uses a proxy to filter web traffic.
- You can configure your browser to connect through a proxy server.
- Something that serves as a substitute or stand-in for something else.
- In the experiment, the number of clicks was used as a proxy for user interest.
- GDP is often used as a proxy for a country's economic health.
- The color of the leaves can be a proxy for the plant's health.
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