proxy

Definitions

1. 1.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.
2. 2.A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting.
3. 3.(Eng. Law) The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts. Burrill.
4. 4.(Eccl.) See Procuration. [Obs.]
5. 5.To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another. [R.]

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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 called?
• What is a writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting called?
• What is the written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts. Burrill called?
• What is to act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another. [R.] called?