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соломенное чучело; фикция (straw man (ARGUMENT) noun [C] (ALSO man of straw) MAINLY UK an argument, claim or opponent which is invented in order to defeat or create an argument: The idea that national identity will be lost as a result of European integration is just a man of straw which he is wasting his time fighting. CALD Alexander Demidov); воображаемый противник; ненадёжный человек; фиктивный противник; подставное лицо (straw man (CRIME) noun [C] (ALSO man of straw) UK someone, often an imaginary person, who is used to hide an illegal or secret activity: The fraud depended on hundreds of bank accounts being opened on behalf of straw men. CALD Alexander Demidov); фиктивное лицо; бесхарактерный человек; марионетка; кандидат на должность |
