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surrogate

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﹒A substitute, especially a person deputized to act in the place of another.

﹒A woman who carries a pregnancy for another person or couple.

﹒Something that acts as a proxy or representative for another thing.

Examples

﹒The company used a surrogate to negotiate the deal without revealing their true identity.

﹒In the absence of a direct measure, the researchers used body mass index as a surrogate for overall health.

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