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Meanings of war by proxy in inglês

russo
опосредованная война
português
guerra subsidiária
espanhol
guerra por poderes
catalão
guerra subsidiària

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

guerra subsidiária
Synonyms
Examples for "proxy war"
Examples for "proxy war"
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
Usage of war by proxy in inglês
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
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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