0 an argument, claim, or opponent that is invented in order to win or create an argument: --
The idea that national identity will be lost as a result of European integration is just a straw man which he is wasting his time fighting.
1 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.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
Shimmer
straw man