STALKING-HORSE


Meaning of STALKING-HORSE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : a horse or a figure like a horse behind which a hunter stalks game

2. : something used to cover up a secret project : mask , pretense

3. : a candidate put forward to divide the opposition in the interest of some faction or to conceal the real candidacy of some other person

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