Proxy (Noun)
Meaning 1
A power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Meaning 2
A person authorized to act for another.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The lawyer was appointed as the proxy for the elderly woman who was unable to attend the court hearing.
- As the company's proxy, the CEO was authorized to make decisions on behalf of the shareholders.
- The patient's daughter was granted proxy to make medical decisions for her mother who was in a coma.
- The investor appointed a proxy to vote on her behalf at the annual shareholders' meeting.
- The king's ambassador served as a proxy for the monarch in diplomatic negotiations with foreign leaders.