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.