an action intended to hide what someone is really trying to do
Synonyms and related words
Tricks, pretences and dishonest plans
ploy
hoax
dodge
2
someone who pretends that they want to be the leader of their political party in order to make it easier for someone else to win the post in an election
Synonyms and related words
Relating to political parties and their supporters
apolitical
bipartisan
critic
stalking horse
noun countable
US
Word Forms
singular
stalking horse
plural
stalking horses
DEFINITIONS2
1
an action intended to hide what someone is really trying to do
Synonyms and related words
Tricks, pretenses and dishonest plans
ploy
hoax
dodge
2
someone who pretends to want a public office to make it easier for someone else in the same political party to win the office later
Synonyms and related words
Relating to political parties and their supporters