Synonym of to proxy

Noun

The authority to represent someone else, especially in voting
agent deputy representative attorney delegate substitute factor surrogate envoy ambassador emissary procurator stand-in assignee commissary minister rep frontman go-between alternate backup broker executor intermediary lawyer mediary negotiator replacement understudy legate liaison messenger mediator commissioner spokesperson nuncio middleman plenipotentiary depute consul courier intercessor regent diplomat intermediate arbitrator spokesman spokeswoman mouthpiece referee interceder medium interagent dealer intermediator aide assistant manager appointee steward conciliator peacemaker interposer buffer member nominee entrepreneur front matchmaker honest broker accredited messenger advisor reeve herald chargé agent general catchpole viceroy senator vicar representant sales rep point of contact attaché pinch hitter people's choice scout bearer internuncio carrier link cover member of Congress trustee linkperson contact linkman linkwoman handler advocate lieutenant hired gun subordinate fill-in underling officer middleperson contact man contact woman interdealer broker contact person liaison officer executive servant administrator promoter functionary actor proctor principal factotum abettor dignitary business manager runner conveyor harbinger shipper porter conveyer page express chargé d'affaires drogher attache forerunner gofer dispatch rider dispatcher transporter beast of burden haulier hauler delivery service capitoul ambassadress ambassador plenipotentiary ambassador extraordinary papal nuncio legation consul general pursuivant special envoy minister plenipotentiary estafette mail carrier letter carrier special messenger arbiter intervenor official military attaché message bearer delivery woman message carrier biker gopher delivery man intelligencer provider negotiant statesman organ fixer middle person cutout instrument channel bringer connection deliverer vehicle influence diplomatist tactician peacekeeper politician expert cabinet member public servant PR expert civil servant public relations person crier postman detail post detachment precursor prophet commissionaire schlepper errand boy message-bearer message-carrier flag-bearer errand girl delivery person delivery boy errand person

Noun

The authority to perform a task or certain duties
delegation deputation commission representation substitution indirect means licence authorization mandate license sanction empowerment permission authority approval leave warrant consent permit clearance accreditation right power granting approbation nod certificate brevet agency authorisation green light power of attorney go-ahead rubber stamp say-so seal of approval

Noun

To study a role to such an extent as to be able to replace the usual performer when required
understudy substitute replacement reserve backup cover relief surrogate sub deputy locum stopgap standby alternate double alternative successor second supply ancillary stand-in fill-in locum tenens pinch hitter pinch-hitter stand-by designated hitter representative delegate temp substitution makeshift equivalent lieutenant second string temporary spare DH body double ring-in someone else depute supplanter changeling assistant succedaneum temporary expedient agent factor expedient resort resource expediency recourse refuge substitute agent auxiliary extra accompaniment support secondary temporary worker casual worker supply teacher fallback reinforcement fall-back

Noun

Person who acts as the voice of a group of people
spokesperson mouthpiece representative spokesman agent delegate envoy speaker spokeswoman deputy mouth mediator prophet substitute voice official talker prolocutor champion protagonist stand-in point man point person spin doctor ambassador intermediary frontman go-between minister negotiator emissary messenger commissary legate broker factor attorney rep procurator assignee commissioner surrogate diplomat nuncio depute arbitrator moderator plenipotentiary middleman organ negotiant honest broker propagandist intermediator middleperson officer liaison consul PR person regent appointee courier channel vehicle agency instrument medium fugleman spox accredited messenger forum representant arbiter intercessor legation interceder intervener conciliator trustee chargé journal publication periodical handler manager advocate minister plenipotentiary special envoy haggler judge intermedium adjudicator fixer bargainer wheeler-dealer peacemaker interagent promoter mediary functionary actor steward proctor principal factotum lawyer assistant abettor business manager publicist public relations officer press officer press agent public relations consultant publicity agent PR consultant PRO PR officer catchpole member alternate viceroy senator replacement nominee vicar front pinch hitter people's choice member of Congress intermediate interposer buffer administrator executor linkperson understudy contact executrix attaché connection influence linkman linkwoman aide liaison officer subordinate lieutenant herald entrepreneur backup intervenor internuncio bearer carrier link middle person chargé d'affaires point of contact attache contact woman interdealer broker contact person contact man supervisor enforcer reeve supervise reservations agent monitor agent general ambassadress reconciler pleader scout ambassador plenipotentiary ambassador extraordinary supplicant petitioner underling cutout invigilator servant executive sales rep dignitary keeper custodian hired gun papal nuncio guide fiduciary adjutant dealer booking agent referee feoffee depositary depository second-in-command military attaché stopgap fill-in number two right-hand man successor designate broker-dealer warden guardian standby relief statesman holiday rep expedient resort sub recourse refuge resource expediency makeshift touchpoint POC single point of contact department head help desk cabinet member diplomatist tactician peacekeeper politician expert public servant public relations person PR expert civil servant substitute agent helper booker concierge

Noun

One ranked below, and typically employed to assist, a senior person
assistant deputy aide helper junior partner subordinate associate attendant collaborator lieutenant understudy apprentice auxiliary backup second accomplice adjunct mate wingman accessory adjutant aid aider backer delegate protege sidekick subsidiary underling coadjutor colleague helpmate henchman henchwoman peon secretary substitute temp abetter coadjutant depute flunky gofer gopher help inferior lackey minion sub understrapper vice abettor ally dogsbody follower representative servant adherent appointee beginner companion confederate cooperator dependant dependent flunkey friend helpmeet novice patron poodle scrub serf skivvy slave subaltern supporter trainee second in command second-in-command fill-in number two relief right-hand person second fiddle second string stand-in fellow worker hired hand hired help personal assistant body man right-hand man right-hand woman running dog surrogate aide-de-camp temporary worker third string girl Friday man Friday PA P.A. cohort comrade coworker co-worker crony gal Friday myrmidon pal teammate stooge acolyte workmate conniver oppo buddy chum satellite partner in crime accessary hireling compatriot compeer disciple fellow clerk coconspirator conspirator stall confrere co-conspirator right arm offsider consociate fellow conspirator main man second self employee vassal administrator reserve protagonist agent playmate team-mate co-partner hanger-on worker consort hand locum bedfellow plant insider hobnobber sympathizer fellow traveler administrative assistant running mate sympathiser camp follower direct report cobber right-hand girl escort runner right-hand-man number-two messenger helping hand adviser confidante aider and abetter heavy bodyguard crutch retainer menial amigo attaché minder adjuvant paraprofessional factotum subject toady shadow protector ringer shill successor designate yes-person go-to person right hand runnerup farmer supporting role freeholder churl chorus commoner second-rater loyal follower servitor scullion partisan affiliate acquaintance confrère pupil accompaniment colluder contact connection peer fellow traveller team player ADC staffer hatchet man hatchet woman promoter offshoot pard second stringer one of the folks business partner kissing cousin secondary person yeoman second banana labourer laborer confidant alter ego fidus Achates workman intermediary booker concierge executive secretary outfit band pool labor operator party labour man replacement staff member foot soldier hired man hired person member of the workforce member of staff receptionist registrar register cover equivalent stopgap standby substitution alternative ancillary designated hitter alternate pinch hitter pinch-hitter supplanter double successor changeling temporary expedient succedaneum stand-by locum tenens clerical assistant office worker office assistant clerical worker

Noun

The state or condition of being a surrogate
surrogacy replacement standing in substitution surrogate motherhood surrogateship

Noun

A proximity mine
proxy mine

Noun

A proxy where the client server names the target server to connect to
forward proxy

Noun

Mail-in vote
absentee vote absentee ballot

Verb

To act for
represent substitute defend act for appear for be spokesperson for speak for act on behalf of act as broker be agent for be attorney for be proxy for do business for be the representative of speak on behalf of sit for argue for stand for speak up for answer for intercede for act as spokesman for act as spokesperson for act as spokeswoman for express the views of

Verb

To perform a role in place of another player
pinch-hit substitute cover sub relieve deputise deputize replace spell switch fill in stand in step in take over stand in for double for fill in for back up cover for stand for act for swap for swap places with answer for be in place of fill one's position take another's place serve in one's stead go as do the work of deputize for act as deputy take over from hold the fort hold the fort for act as a substitute take the place of sit in understudy be a proxy act as locum act in someone's stead act as stand-in represent substitute for step into the breach act do duty do a locum act as substitute sub for pinch-hit for act as stand-in for take somebody's place be a locum be a substitute double act as deputy for sit in for be a proxy for act as locum for do something in someone's stead act in place of fill someone's boots fill someone's shoes do something in someone's place be a locum for act as understudy provide cover act as a substitute for fill-in stand-in speak on behalf of act on behalf of provide cover for give a break mind things take charge step into someone's shoes step into someone's boots do the honors act as locum tenens attend to things look after things take care of things be a substitute for act as substitute for do duty for take the rap for do a locum for make good act in someone's place alternate temp pinch hit for front for stand in lieu of do somebody's work

Adjective

Serving as a backup or reserve
alternate backup reserve substitute auxiliary standby relief replacement emergency fallback surrogate deputy sub cover stand-in fill-in pinch-hitting temporary alternative provisional stopgap second acting supplementary caretaker supplemental makeshift substitutive tentative short-term ad interim second-string pro tempore different other another possible expediential complementary temp back-up non-standard new dummy improvised quick-and-dirty make-do spare rough-and-ready throwaway slapdash interim locum provisory provisionary additional intervening ancillary supernumerary transitional extra pro tem fall-back secondary supply subsidiary in reserve changeover supporting adoptive accessory surplus subordinate foster assistant subservient impromptu redundant holding superfluous unused support adjutant delegated understudy rough and ready leftover free fresh optional supererogatory duplicate in store appurtenant peripheral accessorial adjunct junior associate abetting adjuvant contributory lesser lower attendant younger minor inferior back up smaller lowly youngest under less lower-level second-rate low-ranking second-class low-grade lower-ranking second-fiddle vice- less important sub-

Adjective

Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
delegated substitute surrogate deputised deputized vicarious passed on indirect empathetic secondary derivative derived second-hand substituted commissioned deputed empathic acting sympathetic displaced imagined remote relayed eventual mediated substitutional pretended secondhand distanced removed assumed adopted by proxy at one remove rehashed unoriginal resultant resulting contingent non-primary accompanying concomitant consequential derivate developed subsequent dependent borrowed proximate derivational consequent

Nearby Words

tops topscore top score top-scoring top secret top-secret to protect oneself from to prevent top-rated top-ranking top-rank top quarks

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