"man of straw" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: men of straw [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|men of straw}} man of straw (plural men of straw)
  1. A weak person.
    Sense id: en-man_of_straw-en-noun-IkfKZqk1
  2. One who is financially irresponsible.
    Sense id: en-man_of_straw-en-noun-otnTTxlj
  3. A person put in the front of some business, but who is not really responsible. Synonyms: dummy
    Sense id: en-man_of_straw-en-noun-dTKhCQkq
  4. A tactic used in debates and arguments where a weaker thesis is substituted for the opponent's real proposition, this thesis then being refuted, thereby creating the illusion of winning the argument against the original proposition.
    Sense id: en-man_of_straw-en-noun-7kSmzLio Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 33 17 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 34 19 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 39 9 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: straw man

Inflected forms

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