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 Definitions of straw man  [ˈstrɔˌhæt]  

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Definition of 'straw man' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) straw man
a person whose function is only to cover another's activities; front.

2.  straw man
a conveniently weak or innocuous person, object, or issue used as a seeming adversary or argument.

Etymology:  (1895–1900)

Definition of 'straw man' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman
a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

2. (noun) straw man, strawman
a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted

3. (noun) scarecrow, straw man, strawman, bird-scarer, scarer
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

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