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Meanings of proxy war in English

Russian
опосредованная война
Portuguese
guerra subsidiária
Spanish
guerra por poderes
Catalan
guerra subsidiària

Conflict between two actors in which neither directly engages the other.

опосредованная война
Synonyms
Examples for "war by proxy"
Examples for "war by proxy"
1
Sport is the hunt, the chase; it is war by proxy.
The Disposable Male
2
Even a discernible whiff of grace as Packer barges forward in his war by proxy with Murdoch.
The Guardian
3
This is what they did when they loosed the armies of their puppet states against the Republic of Korea, in an evil war by proxy.
State of the Union Addresses
4
Except in regard to Anne, a member of the Socialist Society, and thereafter always known as "Fred's Red", this was the cold war by proxy.
The Guardian
Usage of proxy war in English
1
The war is seen as proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Reuters
2
The conflict is seen as a proxy war between Riyadh and Iran.
Reuters
3
The conflict is seen as a proxy war between Riyadh and Tehran.
Reuters
4
The proxy war has played out most intensely in Syria and Iraq.
Reuters
5
The conflict is seen as a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Reuters
6
Analysts say they have waged a proxy war through these forces since 2005.
Reuters
7
I don't think anybody wants to get in a proxy war with Russia.
The Guardian
8
He also discusses the financial proxy war over Zambia's debt restructuring.
Reuters
9
Many analysts see Apple's global patent wars as a proxy war against Google.
Reuters
10
If football is proxy war, then truth is the first casualty.
The Guardian
11
A proxy war is playing out in Yemen between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Reuters
12
The conflict is largely seen regionally as a proxy war between Saudi and Iran.
Reuters
13
The conflict is widely seen as a proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Reuters
14
For years Google has been involved in a proxy war with the iPhone maker.
The Guardian
15
Yemen's conflict is part of a regional proxy war between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Reuters
16
A proxy war has been playing out in Yemen between Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Radio NZ