a competitive event at which farmers show their best cattle
cattle show in American English
noun
1.
an exhibition of prize cattle by cattle breeders, as at a livestock exposition
2. informal
a public appearance by the contenders for a political office, a job, or the like, at which they may be judged by voters, prospective employers, etc.
Word origin
[1805–15]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Indo-European, backlash, diminishing returns, napoleon, one-sided