proxy vote
Absentee voting authorization
A proxy vote is a vote cast by one person on behalf of another who cannot be present.
Shareholders commonly vote by proxy at corporate meetings, authorizing someone else to vote their shares: She submitted her proxy vote before the annual meeting.
The term applies in any context where voting authority is delegated—unions, associations, or political bodies.
Organized public voting
- ballotVoting document
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- assemblyConstructing from components
council · referendum · constituency · caucus · electorate · representative democracy · legislative session · motion
Equity owner in corporation
- annual meetingRecurring yearly organizational assembly
- board of directorsGoverning body of organization
- solicitationSeeking to obtain
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
quorum · bylaws · institutional investor · fiduciary · stakeholder · equity · corporate governance · special meeting
Assign to office
- agentOne who acts independently
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- revocableAble to be canceled
irrevocable · power of attorney · designate · representative · mandate · empowerment · absentee · intermediary
Obligation to act loyally
- relianceState of needing support
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
loyalty · good faith · discretion · stewardship · obligation · responsibility · duty of care
election
Organized public voting
- ballotVoting document
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
assembly · council · referendum · constituency · caucus · electorate · representative democracy · legislative session · motion · ratification
shareholder
Equity owner in corporation
- annual meetingRecurring yearly organizational assembly
- board of directorsGoverning body of organization
- solicitationSeeking to obtain
resolution · quorum · bylaws · institutional investor · fiduciary · stakeholder · equity · corporate governance · special meeting · annual general meeting
appoint
Assign to office
- agentOne who acts independently
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- consentVoluntary agreement given
revocable · irrevocable · power of attorney · designate · representative · mandate · empowerment · absentee · intermediary · nominee
fiduciary duty
Obligation to act loyally
- relianceState of needing support
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
integrity · loyalty · good faith · discretion · stewardship · obligation · responsibility · duty of care
- governancegovernance, government, democracy, parliament, constitution
- votingballot, ballots, polls, candidates, aye
- substitutessubstitute, subs, replacement, substitutes, stand-in
- votesballot, yea, nay, aye, tally
- stock marketstock, shares, stocks, trading, stock market
- condoscondo, condominium, co-op, unit, condo association