ETYM Contr. from procuracy. Related to Proctor.
1. A person authorized to act for another; SYN. procurator.
2. A power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting.
Authority giving person power to vote, etc. on behalf of another; such an authorized person.
In law, a person authorized to stand in another's place; also the document conferring this right. The term usually refers to voting at meetings, but marriages by proxy are possible.