A proxy is a person or thing that acts or is used instead of someone or something else, often with official permission.
From Middle English *procuracie*, shortened from *procuracie* 'agency', from Latin *procuratio* 'management, care'. It shifted to mean someone acting on another’s behalf.
A proxy is a stand-in that carries someone else’s power or identity—like a voting proxy or a proxy server. It’s a reminder that in modern life, decisions about you are often made by people or systems that are not actually you.
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