1. (

• stalking-horse

) a candidate put forward to divide the Opposition or to mask the true candidate ;

2. (

• pretext ,
• stalking-horse

) something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason ;

3. (

• stalking-horse

) screen consisting of a figure of a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game ;

4. (

• stalking-horse

) a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game ;