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English noun: stalking-horse | |||
| 1. | stalking-horse (person) a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | campaigner, candidate, nominee | ||
| 2. | stalking-horse (communication) something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason | ||
| Synonyms | pretext | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dissembling, feigning, pretence, pretense | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | putoff | ||
| 3. | stalking-horse (artifact) screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | concealment, cover, covert, screen | ||
| 4. | stalking-horse (animal) a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Equus caballus, horse | ||
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