Meaning

1 senses

  1. A war where two powers use third parties as a supplement to, or a substitute for, fighting each other directly.

    Stellvertreterkrieg

    опосре́дованная война́oposrédovannaja vojná, прокси-войнаproksi-vojna

    посере́дницька війна́poserédnycʹka vijná

More definitions
  • a war instigated by a major power that does not itself participate

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Zelenskyy is fighting a proxy war for Washington.

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  2. Zelenskyy is using Ukraine to fight a proxy war for Washington.

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  3. Saudi Arabia and Iran are already fighting a proxy war in Yemen.

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Translations

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Forms

plural: proxy wars

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
proximityB2proxyprudeprudenceprudent
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