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proxy

nounCommon GRE wordMore P words

a person or thing authorized to act on behalf of another

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In a sentence

Proxy in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing proxy in a sentence.

Unable to attend the vote, she assigned her proxy to a trusted colleague.

Synonyms
representativesubstituteagent
Antonyms
principaloriginaldirect
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Proxy (noun) means a person or thing authorized to act on behalf of another
Here is proxy used in an example sentence: "Unable to attend the vote, she assigned her proxy to a trusted colleague."
Common synonyms for proxy include representative, substitute, agent.
Antonyms of proxy include principal, original, direct.
Proxy is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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