proxy vote

collocation in English

meaningsofproxyandvote

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proxy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈprɒk.si/us
/ˈprɑːk.si/
authority given to a person to act for someone else, such as by voting for them in an election, or the person who this authority is ...
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vote
noun
uk
/vəʊt/us
/voʊt/
the act of showing your choice or opinion in an election or meeting by writing an X on an official piece of paper or putting your ...
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(Definition ofproxyandvotefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofproxy vote

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But representatives who both absent themselves and conspicuously cast aproxyvotewill be seen as irresponsible.
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When there are important events, such as village elections, the migrant workers are asked either to come back to vote in person, or to cast a postal orproxyvote.
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If the proxy was given before the relevant proposal was placed on the agenda, theproxyvotewill be and seem to be uninformed, rather than being a ministerial arrangement.
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But if a man takes his wife with him she cannot have a postal orproxyvote.
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The need for aproxyvotehas been crystallised in this debate.
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The postal vote—and theproxyvoteto a lesser extent—is the exception.
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Thirdly, a person claiming a postal orproxyvotebecause of illness or employment has to produce evidence which the electoral registration officer can check.
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They want to know if they can get a postal vote or aproxyvote.
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To hand over aproxyvoteto a union activist is hardly an indication of a commitment.
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To obtain a postal orproxyvote, one practically needed a law degree and experience in picking one's way through tricky legal documents.
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Such a person can obtain a postal orproxyvotewith the greatest of ease.
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I do not think that one can have aproxyvoteif one is at a known address and can vote by post.
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They increase the freedom of electors to obtain a postal orproxyvotein time for the general election.
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Why should not similar rules apply to those who have not taken the trouble to get aproxyvote?
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Spouses living overseas are informed of their right to aproxyvotein a number of ways.
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I was much interested to learn from him that with respect to theproxyvoteit promises not to be a very great success.
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As before, theproxyvotewill be available, but those using it cannot be told how to vote.
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Those who have theproxyvotewill rule the day.
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Assisting people to participate in elections, by explaining that they can get a postal vote or aproxyvote, is welcomed by the public.
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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