n. 1) a person to whom title to property or a business interest i...

1590s, "doll or scarecrow made of bound straw," from straw (n.) + man (n.). Figuratively, in debates, by 1896. Man of straw "imaginary opponent" is recorded from 1620s.

1) A person to whom title to property or a business is transferred (sometimes known as a "front") for the sole purpose of concealing the true owner -- for example, a person is listed as the [..]

Definition A person who purchases property that is then conveyed to another in order to conceal the identity of the eventual purchaser.

an intermediary for a transaction (as a conveyance of real property)

Straw man is a term used for a technique used in arguing an issue when a person simply ignores a person's actual position and substitutes a distorted, exaggerated or misrepresented version of tha [..]

The Nizkor Project explains many of the logical fallacies frequently used in debate. They define straw man this way: The Straw Man fallacy is committed when a person simply ignores a person’s actual p [..]

A straw man generally refers to the first rough proposal created for criticism and testing in software development. It initializes discussions and feedback to develop a new and better proposal. A stra [..]

in debate, the device whereby one's opponent's argument is presented in a radically simplified or exaggerated fashion such that one's rebuttal of it becomes easy, like knocking over the [..]