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PROXY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("proxy" is a kind of...):
power of attorney (a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A person authorized to act for another
Synonyms:
placeholder; procurator; proxy
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("proxy" is a kind of...):
agent (a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations)
Context examples:
I'll do it by proxy, when your grandpa comes.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
A durable power of attorney for health care is a document that names your health care proxy.
(Advance Directives, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
Healthcare proxy.
(HCP, NCI Dictionary)
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