stalking horse
名词 n.
英文释义
名词 n.
- A horse used as cover by a hunter stalking game.
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A candidate put forward to serve a hidden, ulterior purpose in a political campaign, such as testing the field for another potential candidate by gauging voter sentiment or covertly helping another candidate by attracting voters away from a third candidate.
— The Ministry had their candidate, a stalking-horse, useful only to receive the purely Ministerial votes. The votes, thus divided, gave no result.
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A person, thing, or expedient used in a deceptive manner, to achieve some hidden purpose.
— Do you think my daughter […] fit for nothing but to be a stalking horse, to stand before you, while you take aim at my wife?
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the first bid on a bankrupt company, which sets the low bar for further bidding
— Eddie Bauer, which has 371 stores in North America, is pursuing a sale to CCMP through what is known as a 363 sale process in bankruptcy court. A judge would need to approve the sale, and other potential bidders could emerge. CCMP, as a so-called stalking horse bidder, is entitled to a $5 million breakup fee if it loses during the court-supervised auction process.
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