01 n. The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity.
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Proxies ((#))
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The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity.“I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself.” — Burke.
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The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote for another.“Every peer . . . may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence.” — Blackstone.
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A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting.
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The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.(Eng. Law)
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