Delegate and Surrogate

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

Surrogate is a synonym for delegate in substitute topic. In some cases you can use "Surrogate" instead a noun "Delegate", when it comes to topics like representative.

Surrogate

Surrogate noun - Someone who takes the place of another person.
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Synonyms for Surrogate

Delegate is a synonym for surrogate in person or thing that acts as topic. You can use "Delegate" instead a noun "Surrogate".

Nearby Word: surrogacy

How words are described

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