stalking-horse meaning

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stalking-horse (noun): a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate.

stalking-horse has 4 meanings in this dictionary.

stalking-horse as a noun

  1. a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate

    Type of: campaigner

  2. something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason

    Synonyms: pretext

    Type of: pretense

    Kinds: putoff

  3. screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game

    Type of: screen

  4. a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game

    Type of: horse

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