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Synonyms for proxy

Grammar : Noun
Spell : prok-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒk si

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Définition of proxy

Origin :
  • early 15c., proccy, prokecye, "agency of one who acts instead of another; letter of power of attorney," contraction of Anglo-French procuracie (c.1300), from Medieval Latin procuratia "administration," from Latin procuratio "a caring for, management," from procurare "manage" (see procure). Also cf. proctor (n.). Meaning "person who acts in place of another" is from 1610s.
  • noun agent
Example sentences :
  • Now, professor, I am ready to do the cooking, but I have a fancy for doing it by proxy.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • I'll be at your house—your proxy; I shall do better than Black well.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • The blessing was pronounced by Gardiner, and the proxy marriage was completed.
  • Extract from : « The Reign of Mary Tudor » by W. Llewelyn Williams.
  • You will wed her—she will bear your name; but you will marry her by proxy, and I shall be your proctor.
  • Extract from : « Samuel Brohl & Company » by Victor Cherbuliez
  • Here the ceremony of marriage by proxy was to be solemnized.
  • Extract from : « Louis XIV., Makers of History Series » by John S. C. Abbott
  • There is always a glory in creation, even if it be creation by proxy, so to speak.
  • Extract from : « Antony Gray,--Gardener » by Leslie Moore
  • Fill out the following form of proxy; sign and seal it, and send it to me.
  • Extract from : « Frenzied Finance » by Thomas W. Lawson
  • Or thinking it not orthodoxy, They only let them vote by proxy.
  • Extract from : « A Humorous History of England » by C. Harrison
  • Voting by proxy, long permitted, has been recently abolished.
  • Extract from : « The Governments of Europe » by Frederic Austin Ogg
  • The Hill cannot be kind and attentive, overpowering or oppressive by proxy.
  • Extract from : « A Strange Story, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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