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Definition

one thing substituted for another — especially a person

or:

a document giving one person the right to act for another; e.g., to vote at a corporate meeting

The Princess was married by proxy, at her father's residence, by the Count de Schlusselback.
Thackeray, William Makepeace -- Vanity Fair

Of necessity, many men were tried and condemned by proxy, as in the case of General Lampton.
London, Jack -- The Iron Heel
The awful thought had come upon her that this ambassadress had come to her as a proxy with a proposal of marriage.
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan -- Beyond the City
I'll do it by proxy, when your grandpa comes.
Alcott, Louisa May -- Little Women
Tom was a distinguished adept at these thefts—by proxy.
Twain, Mark -- Pudd'n'head Wilson
If, for these two reasons, some competent Proxy would give YOU away, I should take it very kindly.
Dickens, Charles -- The Mystery of Edwin Drood
I supposed it would come some day — but I certainly never thought it would be by proxy.
Montgomery, Lucy Maud -- Anne of The Island
I had wanted to make others see what was in the Communist heart, what the Communists were after; but I was on trial by proxy, condemned by them.
Richard Wright -- Black Boy
The supermarket promotion work is described in: J. Jeffrey Inman, Leigh McAlister. and Wayne D. Hoycr, "Promotion Signal: Proxy for a Price Cut?"
Malcolm Gladwell -- The Tipping Point
Something like two dozen proxy armies and militias were still fighting in the Congo.
Tracy Kidder -- Strength in What Remains
Using you as a proxy, because the person I really want to harm can't be harmed.
Becca Fitzpatrick -- Hush, Hush
The Princess was married by proxy, at her father's residence, by the Count de Schlusselback.
William Makepeace Thackeray -- Vanity Fair
Why can't I get a death proxy?
Gayle Forman -- If I Stay
It's not supposed to be known—it was done through a lot of proxies.
Ayn Rand -- The Fountainhead
Maybe the word 'ugly' was just a proxy for 'different.'
Malcolm Gladwell -- Blink
This had become one of Grace's favorite tricks, letting Annie learn things by proxy so she could gauge the precise extent of her exclusion.
Nicholas Evans -- The Horse Whisperer
Then the woman acting as David's proxy—Angela—says, "So you didn't know the reason Juanita asked you to disable the security system?"
Veronica Roth -- Allegiant
You're deputy-conductor and proxy-vice-president-in-charge-of-operation.
Ayn Rand -- Atlas Shrugged
Sissy was so realistic about her pregnancy by proxy that she simulated morning sickness in the beginning weeks.
Betty Smith -- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Always to be watched, in person or by proxy!
Jane Austen -- Northanger Abbey

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