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I was interested in variations in temperatures of the oceans over the past millennium. But there are no records of these changes so I had to find proxy measures: coral growth, ice cores and tree rings.
Michael E. Mann

Meaning of "proxy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROXY

Prokesye, contraction of procuracy, from Latin prōcūrātiō procuration.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROXY

proxy  [ˈprɒksɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROXY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proxy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROXY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Proxy

Proxy is an agent or substitute authorized to act for another person or a document which authorizes the agent so to act, and may also be used in the following contexts: ▪ Proxy abuse, abuse committed on behalf of somebody else ▪ Proxy bullying, bullying committed on behalf of somebody else ▪ Proxy card, a substitute card used in trading card games when a player does not own the substituted card and also can occur when proxy cards are not tradable ▪ Proxy fight, attempting to influence how company shareholders use their proxy votes ▪ Proxy marriage, common amongst European monarchs, where one party is not present in person to their marriage to the other ▪ Proxy murder, a murder committed on behalf of somebody else ▪ Proxy occupation, a military occupation by troops of country A, acting in the place of military troops of country B ▪ Proxy statement, information published related to a U.S.

Definition of proxy in the English dictionary

The definition of proxy in the dictionary is a person authorized to act on behalf of someone else; agent. Other definition of proxy is the authority, esp in the form of a document, given to a person to act on behalf of someone else.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROXY


alkoxy
ælˈkɒksɪ
boxy
ˈbɒksɪ
coxy
ˈkɒksɪ
doxie
ˈdɒksɪ
doxy
ˈdɒksɪ
epoxy
ɪˈpɒksɪ
ethoxy
eˈθɒksɪ
foxie
ˈfɒksɪ
foxy
ˈfɒksɪ
heterodoxy
ˈhetərədɒksɪ
hydroxy
haɪˈdrɒksɪ
methoxy
mɛˈθɒksɪ
monohydroxy
ˌmɒnəʊhaɪˈdrɒksɪ
moxie
ˈmɒksɪ
orthodoxy
ˈɔːθəˌdɒksɪ
paradoxy
ˈpærəˌdɒksɪ
polyhydroxy
ˌpɒlɪhaɪˈdrɒksɪ
poxy
ˈpɒksɪ
trihydroxy
ˌtraɪhaɪˈdrɒksɪ
unorthodoxy
ʌnˈɔːθəˌdɒksɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROXY

prox.
proxemic
proxemics
proxies
Proxima
Proxima Centauri
proximal
proximally
proximate
proximately
proximateness
proximation
proxime accessit
proximity
proximity fuse
proximity talks
proximo
proxy conflict
proxy server
proxy vote

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROXY

active galaxy
apoplexy
cacodoxy
cataplexy
epitaxy
flaxy
galaxy
jaxy
mastopexy
mixy
Munchausen by proxy
Munchausen´s syndrome by proxy
pixy
prexy
radio galaxy
sexy
spiral galaxy
the Galaxy
unsexy
waxy

Synonyms and antonyms of proxy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROXY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «proxy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of proxy

Translation of «proxy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROXY

Find out the translation of proxy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of proxy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «proxy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

代理权
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poder
570 millions of speakers

English

proxy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रॉक्सी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وكيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прокси
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

procuração
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রক্সি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

procuration
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Proksi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vollmacht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

代理権
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대리인을 통해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Proxy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chủ proxy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பதிலாள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रॉक्सी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vekil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

procura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pełnomocnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проксі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

proxy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

proxy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

volmag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

proxy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

proxy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of proxy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROXY»

The term «proxy» is very widely used and occupies the 7.264 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROXY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «proxy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «proxy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proxy

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8 QUOTES WITH «PROXY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word proxy.
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Justin Bartha
Mia Farrow was the person I was really excited about getting to know because Woody Allen is one of my heroes and, just by proxy, I was a huge fan of hers.
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Wendell Berry
Urban conservationists may feel entitled to be unconcerned about food production because they are not farmers. But they can't be let off so easily, for they are all farming by proxy.
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Eric Bogosian
I do write about people who are complex and are striving with something and can't quite get past their own stuff, which would be a proxy for myself because that's what the deal is with me.
4
Lupe Fiasco
I don't mind payin' for the police and for streets and sanitation, or road work, bridges, trains, food subsidies and welfare. But I don't wanna pay for bombs to fight proxy wars in the middle of nowhere against enemies in the night.
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Michael E. Mann
I was interested in variations in temperatures of the oceans over the past millennium. But there are no records of these changes so I had to find proxy measures: coral growth, ice cores and tree rings.
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Sean Parker
At the end of the day, money is just a proxy for votes. That is what makes politics so vulnerable to social media.
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Jill Tarter
We don't know how to identify intelligence over interstellar distances, so what we do instead is use technology for a proxy.
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Todd Young
Typically, discussions of the safety net boil down to one side wanting to spend more in the name of compassion, and the other side wanting to spend less in the name of fiscal restraint. In both cases, money serves as a proxy for moral responsibility.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROXY»

Discover the use of proxy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proxy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Squid Proxy Server 3.1: Beginner's Guide
Improve the performance of your network using the caching and access control capabilities of Squid.
Kulbir Saini, 2011
2
Hurting for Love: Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome
This book offers a comprehensive, detailed examination of MBPS.
Herbert A. Schreier, Judith A. Libow, 1993
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Proxy
Fans of Anthony Horowitz's Alex Rider series, James Dashner's Maze Runner, Patrick Ness's Chaos Walking series, and Marie Lu's Legend trilogy will be swept away by this story. "Put down what you're doing and read this book. Right now.
Alex London, 2013
4
Web proxy servers
This is the first book on proxy server technology (from setup to tuning tricks) written by one of the developers of the technology.
Ari Luotonen, 1998
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Conservation by Proxy: Indicator, Umbrella, Keystone, ...
It is the first book to review and bring together literature on more than fifteen types of surrogate species, enabling us to assess their role in conservation and offering guidelines on how they can be used most effectively.
Tim Caro, 2010
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Parenthood by Proxy: Don't Have Them If You Won't Raise Them
Entreats parents to involve themselves in their children's hearts, minds, and souls, to cherish and protect them, and to commit the essential task of teaching them right from wrong.500,000 first printing.
Laura Schlessinger, 2000
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Proxy Warriors: The Rise and Fall of State-Sponsored Militias
The book explains why some Third World states have centralized, conventional military forces while others rely on militias, paramilitaries, and other non-state actors using detailed case studies of Indonesia, Iraq, and Iran and offers ...
Ariel Ahram, 2011
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Making Sense of Proxy Wars: States, Surrogates & the Use of ...
On the cutting edge of current research on surrogacy and proxy warfare
Michael A. Innes, 2012
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Informed Consent, Proxy Consent, and Catholic Bioethics: For ...
This work offers a comprehensive understanding rooted in Catholic anthropology and moral theory of the meaning and limits of informed and proxy consent to experimentation on human subjects.
Grzegorz Mazur, O.P., 2011
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Proxy Server 2
This title focuses on the certification exam #78-088 while providing an in-depth look at the Proxy Server software. The CD-ROM features two interactive practice tests that feature questions based on those encountered in the actual exam.
David Johnson, James Michael Stewart, Andy Ruth, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROXY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proxy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Peltz's Trian: We've lost the DuPont proxy fight
DuPont won its proxy fight against activist investor Nelson Peltz on Wednesday, and his nominees were not elected to the company's board of directors. «CNBC, May 15»
2
No groom? No problem. But lawmakers seek proxy wedding limit
In this April 29, 2015 photo, state Sen. Leroy Garcia, left, one of the sponsors of a bill to change Colorado's proxy marriage law to be limited to the military and ... «Washington Times, Apr 15»
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With ISS Recommendation, Trian Notches Early Win in DuPont …
NEW YORK ( TheDeal) -- Activist Trian Fund Management on Monday won a partial victory in its short-slate proxy-fight at E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. «TheStreet.com, Apr 15»
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Proxy firm urges withholding votes for Wynn candidates
A leading independent proxy advisory firm has recommended that Wynn Resorts shareholders withhold their votes for two company-recommended candidates ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Apr 15»
5
Bicycle-Riding Bank Antagonist Naylor Scores Two Proxy Proposals
(Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. shareholders will have two divisive proposals up for vote this year thanks to one man. Bartlett Naylor, 59 ... «Bloomberg, Mar 15»
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DuPont Rejects Peltz in Proxy Fight With Activist Trian
“There is a good chance it'll be a proxy battle that will come to a shareholder vote,” Matt Arnold, a St. Louis-based analyst at Edward Jones and Co. who ... «Bloomberg, Feb 15»
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Proxy bigs back Dollar Tree's potential Family Dollar takeover
Two influential proxy advisory firms on Wednesday recommended that Family Dollar's shareholders accept an $8.5 billion takeover offer from competing ... «New York Post, Jan 15»
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Pak support to proxy war in J&K continues: Army chief
Pakistan Army's support to the proxy war in J&K continues unabated despite suffering casualties its own country," Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag said ... «Times of India, Jan 15»
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In this photograph taken November 14, 2014, Pakistan's former …
KARACHI: The departure of Nato combat forces from Afghanistan could push India and Pakistan towards a proxy war in the troubled state, former military ruler ... «DAWN.com, Nov 14»
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Democrats Deny Pregnant Congresswoman a Proxy Vote in Caucus …
Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, who is expecting a baby in December, is being denied a request to vote by proxy in the House Democratic Caucus leadership and ... «National Journal, Nov 14»

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