surrogate

Main Entry:
surrogate [n., adj. sur-uh-geyt, -git, suhr-; v. sur-uh-geyt, suhr-]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person or thing that acts as
Synonyms: alternate, backup, delegate, deputy, expediency, expedient, fill-in, makeshift, pinch hitter, proxy, recourse, refuge, replacement, representative, resort, resource, stand-in, stopgap, sub, substitute agent
Antonyms: real
Main Entry: agent
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person representing an organization or person in business
Synonyms: abettor, actor, advocate, ambassador, assignee, assistant, attorney, broker, commissioner, delegate, deputy, doer, emissary, envoy, executor, factor, factotum, functionary, go-between, handler, intermediary, lawyer, mediary, middleperson, minister, mover, negotiator, officer, operative, operator, principal, proctor, promoter, proxy, representative, salesperson, servant, steward, substitute, surrogate, ten percenter, worker
Main Entry: alternate
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: substitute
Synonyms: alternative, another, backup, different, interchanging, makeshift, second, surrogate, temporary
Notes: alternate means 'one after the other' or 'each succeeding the other in turn, especially continuously' and alternative means 'one instead of the other' or 'allowing or necessitating a choice between two or more things'
Antonyms: necessary
Main Entry: alternate
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: substitute
Synonyms: backup, double, equivalent, fill-in, proxy, replacement, stand-in, sub, surrogate
Notes: alternate means 'one after the other' or 'each succeeding the other in turn, especially continuously' and alternative means 'one instead of the other' or 'allowing or necessitating a choice between two or more things'
Antonyms: necessity
Main Entry: alternative
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: other, alternate
Synonyms: another, back-up, different, flipside, other side, second, substitute, surrogate
Notes: alternate means 'one after the other' or 'each succeeding the other in turn, especially continuously' and alternative means 'one instead of the other' or 'allowing or necessitating a choice between two or more things'
Main Entry: change
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: something made different; alteration
Synonyms: about-face, addition, adjustment, advance, break, compression, contraction, conversion, correction, development, difference, distortion, diversification, diversity, innovation, metamorphosis, modification, modulation, mutation, novelty, permutation, reconstruction, refinement, remodeling, reversal, revision, revolution, shift, surrogate, switch, tempering, transformation, transition, transmutation, turn, turnover, variance, variation, variety, vicissitude
Main Entry: delegate
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: representative, often governmental
Synonyms: agent, alternate, ambassador, appointee, catchpole, commissioner, consul, deputy, emissary, envoy, factor, front*, legate, member, member of congress, minister, mouthpiece, nominee, people's choice, pinch hitter, plenipotentiary, proxy, regent, rep, replacement, senator, spokesperson, stand-in, substitute, surrogate, vicar, viceroy
Notes: as a noun, delegate is a person appointed or elected to represent others - as a verb delegate means to transfer power or authority to someone; relegate means to refer to another person for decision or judgment or assign to a lower position or reduce in rank
a delegation differs from a legation in that the members of a delegation are usually not charged with a specific mission but merely with the overall task of representing the interests of a body of people, often at a conference during an assembly's regular session; a legate usually acts alone while a delegate acts as part of a group
Main Entry: deputy
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: assistant, agent
Synonyms: aide, ambassador, appointee, assembly member, backup, commissioner, councilor, delegate, dogcatcher, factor, legate, lieutenant, minister, proxy, regent, replacement, representant, representative, second-in-command, sub, subordinate, substitute, surrogate
Antonyms: chief, manager
Main Entry: expediency/expedience
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: resource
Synonyms: band-aid, contrivance, design, device, dodge, easy way out, gimmick, makeshift, maneuver, means, measure, method, recourse, resort, scheme, shift, step, stopgap, stratagem, strategy, substitute, surrogate, tactic, trick
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