proxy

noun/ˈprɑksi/

Frequency rank: #5,835 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a person or authority officially authorized to act on behalf of another.

Illustration for the English word “proxy”

Example sentence

Since she could not attend the meeting, her colleague voted by proxy on her behalf.

Synonyms & related words

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