Broker vs. Proxy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Broker and Proxy
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Broker
A broker is a person or firm who arranges transactions between a buyer and a seller for a commission when the deal is executed. A broker who also acts as a seller or as a buyer becomes a principal party to the deal.
Proxy
One appointed or authorized to act for another, especially a person appointed to vote as one wishes at a meeting.
Broker
One that acts as an agent for others, as in negotiating contracts, purchases, or sales in return for a fee or commission.
Proxy
The authority to act for another.
Broker
A stockbroker.
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Proxy
The written authorization to act in place of another.
Broker
A power broker.
Proxy
An entity or variable used to model or generate data assumed to resemble the data associated with another entity or variable that is typically more difficult to research.
Broker
To arrange or manage as a broker
Broker an agreement among opposing factions.
Proxy
(Computers) A server that processes requests and forwards information between a client and another server.
Broker
A mediator between a buyer and seller.
Proxy
Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
A proxy indicator
A proxy measurement
Broker
A stockbroker.
Proxy
An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
Broker
A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind.
Proxy
The authority to act for another, especially when written.
Broker
(computing) An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.
Proxy
The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts
Broker
(intransitive) To act as a broker; to mediate in a sale or transaction.
Proxy
(sciences) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
Broker
(transitive) To act as a broker in; to arrange or negotiate.
Proxy
(software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
Broker
One who transacts business for another; an agent.
Proxy
A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance.
Broker
An agent employed to effect bargains and contracts, as a middleman or negotiator, between other persons, for a compensation commonly called brokerage. He takes no possession, as broker, of the subject matter of the negotiation. He generally contracts in the names of those who employ him, and not in his own.
Proxy
To serve as a proxy for.
Broker
A dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange, etc.
Proxy
(networking) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.
Broker
A dealer in secondhand goods.
Proxy
The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity.
I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself.
Broker
A pimp or procurer.
Proxy
The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote for another.
Every peer . . . may make another lord of parliament his proxy, to vote for him in his absence.
Broker
A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
Proxy
A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting.
Broker
Act as a broker
Proxy
The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.
Proxy
See Procuration.
Proxy
To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another.
Proxy
A person authorized to act for another
Proxy
A power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting
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