stalking-horse

Noun
  1. A candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate (synset 110666080)
    is a type of: campaigner, candidate, nominee - a politician who is running for public office
  2. Something serving to conceal plans;
    A fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason (synset 106772487)
    is a type of: dissembling, feigning, pretence, pretense - pretending with intention to deceive
    subtypes: putoff - a pretext for delay or inaction
    same as: pretext
  3. Screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game (synset 104306204)
    is a type of: concealment, cover, covert, screen - a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
  4. A horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game (synset 102388550)
    is a type of: equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

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