proxy

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈprɑksi/ UK /ˈprɒksi/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a person authorized to act or vote on behalf of another

Unable to attend, she voted by proxy at the meeting.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a person authorized to act... agent representative delegate deputy substitutestand-insurrogate

Opposites

principal

Word family

Derived forms proxyship

Related forms procureprocuracy

Etymology

A contraction of Anglo-French procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin procuratio ('a caring for, management'), from procurare ('to manage, take care of'), from pro- ('on behalf of') + curare ('to care for').

procuratia Latin curare Latin cura Latin

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# proxy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈprɑksi
**IPA (UK):** ˈprɒksi

## Meanings
1. a person authorized to act or vote on behalf of another

## Examples
- Unable to attend, she voted by proxy at the meeting.

## Synonyms
- agent
- representative
- delegate
- deputy
- substitute
- stand-in
- surrogate

## Antonyms
- principal

## Derived Forms
- proxyship

## Related Forms
- procure
- procuracy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: procuratia
- Root: curare
- Root: cura

## Etymology
A contraction of Anglo-French procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin procuratio ('a caring for, management'), from procurare ('to manage, take care of'), from pro- ('on behalf of') + curare ('to care for').

## AI Etymology
Proxy is a contraction of Anglo-French procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin procuratio ('a caring for, management'), from procurare ('to manage, take care of'), from pro- ('on behalf of') + curare ('to care for'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "a person authorized to act or vote on behalf of another", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin procuratia, Latin curare, and Latin cura. Derivative forms include proxyship; related words include procure, procuracy.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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