stalking-horse
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Definitions
Noun
a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate
Noun
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
Noun
screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
Noun
a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
More General Terms
campaigner
candidate
concealment
cover
covert
dissembling
Equus caballus
feigning
horse
nominee
pretence
pretense
screen