Delegate and Substitute

Delegate

Delegate noun - A person who acts or does business for another.
Usage example: the real estate developer sent a delegate to the town meeting to represent his interests

Substitute is a synonym for delegate in representative topic. In some cases you can use "Substitute" instead a noun "Delegate".

Substitute

Substitute noun - A person or thing that takes the place of another.
Usage example: if you like, you can use nuts as a substitute for coconut in that recipe

Delegate is a synonym for substitute in representative topic. Sometimes you can use "Delegate" instead a noun "Substitute".

How words are described

effective effective delegate effective substitute
new new delegate new substitute

Common collocations

part delegate part substitute part
report delegate report substitute report
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