straw man Meaning, Definition & Usage
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       noun a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
       
       
 figurehead; nominal head; front; strawman; front man.
 
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       noun a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted
       
       
 strawman.
 
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       noun an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
       
       
 scarer; bird-scarer; strawman; scarecrow.