proxyballotsystem
nounUK /ˈprɒksi ˈbælət ˈsɪstəm/
US /ˈprɑːksi ˈbælət ˈsɪstəm/
A way of voting where one person is allowed to vote for someone else who cannot be there.
The club used a proxyballotsystem so members who were sick could still have their votes counted.
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2. A rule in a meeting that lets a member give their vote to another person to cast for them.
Under the proxyballotsystem, she handed her vote to her colleague before the meeting.
3. A method in which shareholders let someone else vote on their shares at a company meeting.
The company's proxyballotsystem lets investors who cannot attend still vote on new directors.
4. A voting arrangement used by groups like unions or clubs to count votes from members who are absent.
The union adopted a proxyballotsystem for members working far from the main office.