Sentence examples for proxy leadership from inspiring English sources

It is not clear when the Conservatives will elect replacements and even less clear who we will get...but it may be that partisans on either side of the argument may try for a seat on the committee - and given the Boris v Dave overtones, it could even become a proxy leadership battle.

Tester, who is one of the top pickoff targets for Republicans in 2012, has become a pawn in a proxy leadership game between Durbin, the second-ranking Democratic Senator, and Schumer -- a contest with major implications for the future funding of the Democratic Party.

Team management is a proxy for leadership.

Israeli officials are saying this attack is part of larger plans to counter Iran and its proxies under the leadership of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who was reelected last week.

Israeli officials are saying this attack is part of larger plans to counter Iran and its proxies under the leadership of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who was re-elected last week.

The moderates argue that some of the current acrimony is a proxy war for ongoing leadership tensions inside the Liberal party.

Some in the pro-reform camp are concerned the debate could easily shift from the substance of the issues in NSW to a proxy war about unresolved leadership tensions in Canberra, a development that could derail the substantive conversation.

Over the past 50 years since the military came to power, there has been a consistent pattern of the military leadership using proxy organisations within Burmese communities across the country to incite violence against targeted groups, be they dissidents, Chinese, or now, Muslims.

Over the past 50 years since the military came to power, there has been a consistent pattern of the military leadership using proxy organizations within Burmese communities across the country to incite violence against targeted groups, be they dissidents, Chinese, or now, Muslims.

Earlier this month, Duckworth was denied her request to vote by proxy during the Democratic caucus' leadership election.

Some of his public comments during the proxy fight called for new leadership, specifically, "...I believe we will look for a current CEO with a track record for creating shareholder value and not get a CEO who again is learning on the job".