proxy
Medicine noun
A person authorised to act or decide for another, especially in medical decisions.
A healthcare proxy can consent to treatment when the patient is unable to.
Law noun
A person authorised to attend and vote at a company meeting on behalf of a member.
Shareholders unable to attend the annual general meeting appointed the chairman as their proxy.
Business noun
The authority, or the person authorised, to vote on a shareholder's behalf at a general meeting.
Activist funds solicited proxies from smaller holders to unseat two long-serving directors.
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