proxy

CEFRC1

/ˈpɹɒk.si/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person authorized to act or vote for someone else.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.

Examples

  • Are you authorized to act as her proxy?

  • Saudi Arabia and Iran are already fighting a proxy war in Yemen.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The authority to act for another, especially when written.

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

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.

More examples

In context

  • They used a proxy to contact us.

  • 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.

  • a proxy indicator

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Since the CEO was unable to attend the meeting, she sent a blank to vote on her behalf.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō, from Latin prōcūrō (“to manage, administer”) (English procure). Compare proctor.