proxy war

ˈprɒksi wɔː

Definition

Definition of proxy war - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

indirect conflictwar where powers use others to fight

The Cold War saw many proxy wars around the globe.

international conflictconflict between two countries fought by supporting opposing groups in another country

The Cold War included several proxy wars in Latin America and Asia..

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Expressions with proxy

by proxy

adv.

indirectly or not directly

He experienced the excitement of the concert by proxy through his friend's videos.

war by proxy

conflict where powers use third parties to fight

The Cold War often involved war by proxy.

proxy holder

person authorized to act on behalf of another

The proxy holder attended the meeting in place of the CEO.

stand proxy

act as a substitute for someone else

She will stand proxy for him at the meeting.

marriage by proxy

marriage ceremony with a representative for absent person

They had a marriage by proxy due to his deployment.

proxy marriage

marriage where one person is absent and represented by another

They had a proxy marriage because he was overseas.

Expressions with war

war story

story about experiences in a war

The veteran shared a war story from his time in Vietnam.

color war

team competition where each team is a different color

The summer camp ended with a color war.

war paint

colloquial term for bold or heavy makeup

She wore her war paint to make a statement at the party..

culture war

conflict between groups with different cultural values

The election highlighted the ongoing culture war in the country.

tug of war

game where teams pull on a rope

The school held a tug of war during sports day.

all is fair in love and war

exp.

people may use any method to win romance or conflict

She smiled and said, "all is fair in love and war."

all's fair in love and war

exp.

normal rules don't apply in love and conflict

They used dirty tricks to win; all's fair in love and war.

flame war

heated online argument with personal attacks

The forum was ruined by a flame war.

no heroes in war

exp.

war is brutal and lacks true heroes

In battle, there are no winners because there are no heroes in war.

price war

competition where companies keep lowering prices to win customers

The two airlines started a price war on tickets.

Examples of proxy war in a sentence

Proxy wars often involve indirect support from major powers.
Proxy wars often lead to prolonged regional instability.
The Middle East has witnessed several proxy wars over the decades.

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French:guerre par procuration, ...
German:Stellvertreterkrieg, ...
Italian:guerra per procura, guerra indiretta, ...
Spanish:guerra subsidiaria, guerra por poderes, ...
Portuguese:guerra por procuração, ...
Chinese:代理战争, 代理人战争, ...
Japanese:代理戦争, プロキシ戦争, ...
Arabic:حَرْب بِالْوَكَالَة, حَرْب وَكالة, ...
Hebrew:מִלְחֶמֶת בְּאֶמְצָעוּת שְׁלִיחִים, מִלְחֶמֶת שְׁלִיחִים, ...
Russian:опосредованная война, ...
Ukrainian:проксі-війна, ...
Hindi:परोक्ष युद्ध, प्रतिनिधि युद्ध, ...
Bengali:পরোক্ষ যুদ্ধ, ...
Catalan:guerra per delegació, ...
Czech:zástupná válka, válečný konflikt v zastoupení, ...
Danish:stedfortræderkrig, indirekte krig, ...
Dutch:proxy-oorlog, ...
Greek:πόλεμος δι' αντιπροσώπων, ...
Hungarian:helyettesítő háború, ...
Khmer:សង្គ្រាមតំណាង, សង្គ្រាមដោយប្រើភាគីតំណាង, ...
Korean:대리전, ...
Persian:جنگ نیابتی, درگیری میان دو کشور از راه حمایت از گروه‌های مخالف در کشور دیگر, ...
Polish:wojna zastępcza, ...
Portuguese (BR):guerra por procuração, ...
Romanian:război prin procură, ...
Swedish:proxykrig, ombudskrig, ...
Thai:สงครามตัวแทน, สงครามพร็อกซี่, ...
Turkish:vekalet savaşı, ...
Vietnamese:chiến tranh ủy nhiệm, ...

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