"prox" meaning in English

See prox in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɹɒks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-prox.wav Forms: proxes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒks Etymology: Compare proxy. Head templates: {{en-noun}} prox (plural proxes)
  1. (US, Rhode Island) The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes. Tags: US

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Compare proxy.",
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    {
      "form": "proxes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Rhode Island English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1841, Report of the select committee [on] the memorial of the democratic members of the Legislature of Rhode Island:",
          "text": "on the election day at Newport , the ticket containing the names of the general officers has been called “ the prox” of general officers",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes."
      ],
      "id": "en-prox-en-noun-k8DGnnDK",
      "links": [
        [
          "ticket",
          "ticket"
        ],
        [
          "list",
          "list"
        ],
        [
          "candidate",
          "candidate"
        ],
        [
          "election",
          "election"
        ],
        [
          "vote",
          "vote"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Rhode Island",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, Rhode Island) The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/pɹɒks/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒks"
    }
  ],
  "word": "prox"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Compare proxy.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "proxes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "prox (plural proxes)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhode Island English",
        "Rhymes:English/ɒks",
        "Rhymes:English/ɒks/1 syllable"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1841, Report of the select committee [on] the memorial of the democratic members of the Legislature of Rhode Island:",
          "text": "on the election day at Newport , the ticket containing the names of the general officers has been called “ the prox” of general officers",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes."
      ],
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        ],
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          "list",
          "list"
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          "candidate"
        ],
        [
          "election",
          "election"
        ],
        [
          "vote",
          "vote"
        ]
      ],
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        "(US, Rhode Island) The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/pɹɒks/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒks"
    }
  ],
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}

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