I. prox ‧ y 1 /ˈprɒksi $ ˈprɑːksi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural proxies )
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: procuracie , from Latin procuratio , from procurare ; ⇨ ↑ procure ]
1 . by proxy if you do something by proxy, you arrange for someone else to do it for you:
You can vote by proxy.
2 . [uncountable and countable] someone who you choose to represent you, especially to vote for you
proxy for
a husband acting as proxy for his wife
3 . [countable + for] formal something used to represent something else that you want to measure
II. proxy 2 BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
involving the use of a proxy:
a proxy vote