proxy

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UK /ˈpɹɒk.si/ US /ˈpɹɑk.si/

noun 6verb 2adj 1

Collocations

(noun.)

VERB + PROXY

appoint

If you can't attend the meeting, you can appoint a proxy to represent you.

PROXY + VERB

vote

attend (sth)

My proxy attended the shareholder meeting on my behalf last Tuesday.

PROXY + NOUN

vote, voting | card, form

PREP

by ~

She couldn't attend the meeting, so her lawyer voted by proxy on her behalf.

~ for

My mother asked me to vote as proxy for her while she was traveling abroad.

PHRASES

a form of proxy

If you cannot attend the meeting, you can complete a form of proxy to let someone vote for you.

Definitions

adj

Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.

a proxy indicator

a proxy measurement

noun

An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.

Every peer […] may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence.

The authority to act for another, especially when written.

I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself.

The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts

A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another

An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.

verb

To serve as a proxy for.

In many of the studies we reviewed, it is common practice to use an observed variable to proxy for a relevant variable that could not be observed.

To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a person authorized to act for another

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procurator

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

a proxy indicator

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a proxy measurement

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Every peer […] may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence.

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I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself.

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In many of the studies we reviewed, it is common practice to use an observed variable to proxy for a relevant variable that could not be observed.

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(Make sure you don't move!! Might trigger a proxy..!)

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, proxy is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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