proxyvotingsystem
nounUK /ˈprɒksi ˈvəʊtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm/
US /ˈprɑːksi ˈvoʊtɪŋ ˈsɪstəm/
A way for someone to vote for you when you cannot vote yourself.
The club used a proxyvotingsystem so absent members could still have a say.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A method in company meetings where shareholders let another person cast their votes.
The board approved a proxyvotingsystem for shareholders who could not attend.
3. An arrangement in which a trusted person votes on behalf of a group member.
The committee set up a proxyvotingsystem for members who were traveling.
4. A formal process that lets a representative vote in place of someone else.
Under the proxyvotingsystem, each representative carried two ballots.