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stalking horse

stalk·ing horse (plural stalk·ing hors·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. means to disguise objective: something used as a means of disguising a real objective

2. politics deceptive candidate for election: a candidate who is in an election only to conceal the potential candidacy of somebody else, to divide the opposition, or to determine how strong the opposition is

3. hunting fake horse: a horse or figure of a horse that is used as cover in the hunting of game

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