PROXY Synonyms
9 hypernyms for proxy. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PROXY
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| deputy | noun n | |||||
noun • someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies • an assistant with power to act when his superior is absent • a member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France) • a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others | ||||||
| representative | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
adjective • standing for something else noun • a person who represents others • an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose • a member of the United States House of Representatives • an item of information that is typical of a class or group adjective satellite • serving to represent or typify • being or characteristic of government by representation in which citizens exercise power through elected officers and representatives | ||||||
| substitute | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another • an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) adjective satellite • capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team • serving or used in place of another • artificial and inferior verb • put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items • be a substitute • act as a substitute | ||||||
| agent | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect • a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations • a substance that exerts some force or effect • a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission • any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau • the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause | ||||||
| ambassador | noun n | |||||
noun • a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another • an informal representative | ||||||
| go-between | noun n | |||||
noun • a negotiator who acts as a link between parties | ||||||
| intermediary | noun n | |||||
noun • a negotiator who acts as a link between parties | ||||||
| middleman | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers • the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk • a person who is in a position to give you special assistance | ||||||
| stand-in | noun n | |||||
noun • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) | ||||||
| surrogate | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • someone who takes the place of another person • a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others adjective satellite • providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties | ||||||
| placeholder | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a person authorized to act for another • a symbol in a logical or mathematical expression that can be replaced by the name of any member of specified set | ||||||
| procurator | noun n | |||||
noun • a person authorized to act for another • (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes | ||||||