proxy
🇺🇸
/ˈprɑːksi/
🇬🇧
/ˈprɒksi/
noun
R
Permission to let someone act for you.
You can vote either in person or by proxy, which means someone else votes on your behalf.
R
A person who acts for someone else.
They were like proxy parents to me, providing guidance and support when my real parents couldn't.
R
A substitute for something being measured.
The number of patients on a doctor's list was seen as a good proxy for assessing how hard they work, as it reflects the doctor's workload.
translation
Permission to let someone act for you.; A person who acts for someone else.; A substitute for something being measured.
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proxies