stalking-horse
nouns
a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate
is a type of (narrower)
a politician who is running for public office
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
is a type of (narrower)
a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
"a screen of trees afforded privacy"; "under cover of darkness"; "the brush provided a covert for game"; "the simplest concealment is to match perfectly the color of the background"
a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
is a type of (narrower)
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
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