Proxy - English meaning

noun

A person who acts on behalf of another person or group.

Usage examples:

In the event of illness, a durable power of attorney enabled her nephew to act as her agent

noun

A person who acts for or represents another

Usage examples:

A travel agent, he is the agent for several of the highest paid players in baseball., a secret agen…

noun

A person who is paid to buy or sell products or provide a service for a company, but who is not a regular employee

Usage examples:

Following the recent insurance scam, legislation is being put in place to ensure all agents protect…

noun

An accredited diplomat sent by a state as its permanent representative in a foreign country.

Usage examples:

The french ambassador to portugal

noun

A person, typically a lawyer, appointed to act for another in business or legal matters.

noun

A person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.

Usage examples:

The delegates rejected the proposal

verb

Entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior than oneself.

Usage examples:

She must delegate duties so as to free herself for more important tasks

verb

A person appointed or elected to represent others

noun

A person who is appointed to undertake the duties of a superior in the superior's absence.

Usage examples:

His deputy has been largely running the business for the past year

noun

A person who is given the power to act instead of, or to help do the work of, another person

Usage examples:

A deputy chairman, the deputy editor, a sheriff’s deputy

noun

A person whose rank is immediately below that of the head of an organization or a department, and who is in charge when the head is not there

Usage examples:

He was appointed to the paris office, serving as deputy to the bureau chief., you will be required …

noun

A person sent as a diplomatic representative on a special mission.

Usage examples:

He sent his agents, emissaries to her with fabulous temptations but the virtuous 1ady rebuffed them…

noun

A person sent by one government or political leader to another to deliver messages or to take part in discussions

noun

A messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.

Usage examples:

The un special envoy to yugoslavia

noun

A short stanza concluding a ballade.

noun

Someone who is sent as a representative from one government or organization to another

noun

A circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result.

Usage examples:

His skill was a factor in ensuring that so much was achieved

verb

Another term for factorize.

Usage examples:

Last year researchers factored a number 155 digits long

noun

A fact or situation that influences a result

Usage examples:

Economic factors had a lot to do with their decision to sell the company., in 6×3=18, 6 and 3 are f…

noun

The lead singer or leader of a musical group

Usage examples:

Coldplay frontman chris martin

noun

Someone who takes messages between people who are unable or unwilling to meet

Usage examples:

When we act as a go-between for supplier and buyers, we help them develop trading links.

noun

An agent representing others in a court of law in countries retaining roman civil law.

Usage examples:

Nowhere in the flayed skin of grünewald is there a trace of the jesus who looked at pilate through …

noun

In ancient rome, an official of the roman empire, especially the chief financial officer of a province (= region controlled by rome)

adjective

Typical of a class, group, or body of opinion.

Usage examples:

Churchill was not properly representative of influential opinion in britain

noun

A person chosen or appointed to act or speak for another or others.

Usage examples:

The duke of gloucester would attend the coronation as the representative of his father, king george v

noun

A member of the us house of representatives; a congressman or congresswoman

Usage examples:

The company has representatives in most european capitals., a good political poll is based on a rep…

noun

A person who takes the place or does the job of another person

Usage examples:

Critics serve as a kind of stand-in for the average person.

phrasal verb

To do something that someone else is supposed to do or usually does, because they are unable to do it

Usage examples:

Stand in for sb he stood in for his manager while she was away on maternity leave., we'll need some…

noun

A person or thing acting or serving in place of another.

Usage examples:

Soya milk is used as a substitute for dairy milk

verb

Use or add in place of.

Usage examples:

Dried rosemary can be substituted for the fresh herb

verb

To use someone or something instead of another person or thing

Usage examples:

[ t ] you can substitute oil for butter in this recipe., [ i ] he was called on to substitute for t…

noun

A substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office.

Usage examples:

She served as a surrogate for the president on a trip to south america

adjective

Relating to the birth of a child or children by means of surrogacy.

Usage examples:

Paperwork that will allow them to move forward with the surrogate process

noun

Someone or something that replaces or is used instead of someone or something else; a substitute for another

Usage examples:

She seems to regard him as a surrogate for her father.