Deputy vs. Proxy — What's the Difference?

A person who is appointed or empowered to act for another.

One appointed or authorized to act for another, especially a person appointed to vote as one wishes at a meeting.

An assistant exercising full authority in the absence of their superior and exercising equal authority in emergencies

The authority to act for another.

A representative in a legislative body in certain countries.

The written authorization to act in place of another.

One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.

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.

A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.

(Computers) A server that processes requests and forwards information between a client and another server.

(France) A member of the Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif.

Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.

(Ireland) a member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. (Normally capitalised in both cases).

An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.

(US) a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency.

The authority to act for another, especially when written.

To deputise

The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts

One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a township, etc.

(sciences) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another

A member of the Chamber of Deputies.

(software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.

Someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies

A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance.

An assistant with power to act when his superior is absent

To serve as a proxy for.

A member of the lower chamber of a legislative assembly (such as in France)

(networking) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.

A person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others

The agency for another who acts through the agent; authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a legislative or corporate capacity.

The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote for another.

A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote in his stead, as in a corporation meeting.

The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.

See Procuration.

To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of another.

A person authorized to act for another

A power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting