nounπShareA substitute (usually of a person, position or role)."A mixture of horseradish and mustard often serves as a surrogate for wasabi."personpositionjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA person or animal that acts as a substitute for the social or pastoral role of another, such as a surrogate parent."Since Maria's parents worked long hours, her grandmother became a surrogate, attending school events and helping with homework. "familypersonhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA deputy for a bishop in granting licences for marriage."The surrogate for the bishop granted the marriage license to the couple. "religionlawjobpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA politician or person of influence campaigning for a presidential candidate."The senator acted as a surrogate for the presidential candidate, giving speeches across the state. "politicsgovernmentpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA judicial officer of limited jurisdiction, who administers matters of probate and interstate succession and, in some cases, adoptions."The surrogate reviewed the will to ensure the deceased's property was distributed according to their wishes. "lawgovernmentpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAny of a range of Unicode codepoints which are used in pairs in UTF-16 to represent characters beyond the Basic Multilingual Plane."The computer displayed a surrogate character because the document contained characters outside the basic Latin alphabet. "computinglanguagetechnologysystemnumberwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn ersatz good."Instead of buying the expensive, genuine leather briefcase, he bought a surrogate one made of synthetic material. "businesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo replace or substitute something with something else; to appoint a successor."Because the manager was on vacation, she asked her assistant to surrogate for her at the meeting. "familymedicinebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareOf, concerning, relating to or acting as a substitute."The school hired a surrogate teacher to cover for the absent headmaster. "medicinefamilysocietylawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA unique identifier for an entity or object, not derived from application data."Instead of using a student's name, the school database uses a surrogate β a unique, random number β to identify each student for privacy reasons. "computingtechnologysystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
