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A Lexicon Drawn from the Natural World

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Faunamorphs & Floramorphs

A Lexicon Drawn from the Natural World

To utilize a straw man

Home The Lexicon To utilize a straw man

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To utilize a straw man

Definition

To use someone as a front to conceal the true beneficiaries of a deal.

Language

English

Type

Floramorph

Subcategory

Grasses, Weeds, Herbs, and Mosses

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Nouns: Things/Terms/Labels

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