German-English translation for "Strohmann"

"Strohmann" English translation

Strohmann
Maskulinum | masculine m <Strohmann(e)s; Strohmänner>

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man of straw, straw man, figurehead, dummy dummy
  • man of straw
    Strohmann besonders Rechtswesen | legal term, lawJUR figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    straw man
    Strohmann besonders Rechtswesen | legal term, lawJUR figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    figurehead
    Strohmann besonders Rechtswesen | legal term, lawJUR figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    dummy
    Strohmann besonders Rechtswesen | legal term, lawJUR figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    Strohmann besonders Rechtswesen | legal term, lawJUR figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
examples
  • er ist nur ein Strohmann
    he is a mere figurehead
    er ist nur ein Strohmann
  • dummy
    Strohmann SPIEL
    Strohmann SPIEL

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