stalking horse noun
plural stalking horses
plural stalking horses
Learner's definition of STALKING HORSE
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: someone or something that is used to hide a true purpose
especially : a candidate for a political office or position who has no real chance of winning but is being used by a political party to weaken the support for an opposing party, to find out if another candidate might be successful, etc.用于掩人耳目的人；掩蔽物；（尤指几乎不可能当选、被用来削弱或试探对手得票率的）掩护性候选人