The English Oracle

What is the inverse term for a proxy?

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00:00 What Is The Inverse Term For A Proxy?
00:39 Answer 1 Score 5
00:49 Accepted Answer Score 18
01:06 Answer 3 Score 2
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 18


The word you are looking for might be principal. Although the more usual pairing is principal-agent, I believe that principal is correct in such contexts as proxy voter, which is nearly what you have in your example.




ANSWER 2

Score 5


I am not sure about this, but can we take delegator as the one who delegates?




ANSWER 3

Score 2


According to Black's Law Dictionary Online, "principal" is the correct word for the person who delegates power to an agent or proxy. Black's was first published in Britain; now there are American editions as well. In American law schools, Black's is the traditional authority.