1. Noun
The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity.
2. Noun
The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote for another.
3. Noun
A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting.
4. Noun
The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.
5. Noun
See Procuration.
6. Verb
To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another.
7. Noun
a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting
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