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dark horse
dark horsen.1. One who achieves unexpected support and success as a political candidate, typically during a party's convention.2. A little-known, unexpectedly successful entrant, as in a horserace.dark horse n 1. (Individual Sports, other than specified) a competitor in a race or contest about whom little is known; an unknown 2. a person who reveals little about himself or herself or his or her activities, esp one who has unexpected talents or abilities 3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politics US a candidate who is unexpectedly nominated or elected dark′ horse′
n. 1. a competitor that is relatively unknown or that wins unexpectedly. 2. a candidate who is unexpectedly nominated at a political convention. [1825–35] dark horseA candidate or entrant in a race who achieves unexpected support or success; apparently from a well-known Tennessee horse trader who owned a fast black stallion and would ride it like an ordinary horse to fool others into racing against it for money.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | dark horse - a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedlycampaigner, candidate, nominee - a politician who is running for public office | | 2. | dark horse - a racehorse about which little is knownbangtail, race horse, racehorse - a horse bred for racing |
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dark horse1. Someone who unexpectedly wins a competition. Nobody thought Cheri could win the race after breaking her leg last year, but she turned out to be a dark horse and took first place. No one thought the brash newcomer would be a threat to the established candidates, but he's turning out to be a real dark horse in this campaign.2. Someone who surprises others with their skills or talents. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. Angela was suddenly viewed as a dark horse when she displayed her beautiful sculptures at the art fair. Nobody knew she had such artistic talent.See also: dark, horsedark horseFig. someone or something whose abilities, plans, or feelings are little known to others. (From a race horse about which little or nothing is known.) It's difficult to predict who will win the prize—there are two or three dark horses in the tournament. Everyone was surprised at the results of the election. The dark horse won.See also: dark, horsedark horseA little known, unexpectedly successful entrant, as in You never can tell-some dark horse may come along and win a Senate seat. This metaphoric expression originally alluded to an unknown horse winning a race and was so used in a novel by Benjamin Disraeli ( The Young Duke, 1831). It soon began to be transferred to political candidates, among the first of whom was James K. Polk. He won the 1844 Democratic Presidential nomination on the eighth ballot and went on to win the election. See also: dark, horsea dark horse COMMON1. If you describe someone as a dark horse, you mean that you have just discovered something about them, especially a skill or an achievement, that they had not told you about. I didn't know Clare could sing like that. She's a dark horse. What a lot of friends from the past you have — you really are a dark horse, Robert!2. A dark horse is someone who wins a contest, race, etc when they were not expected to. Czech Karel Novacek, the dark horse of the international tennis circuit, beat his opponent 7-5, 6-2, 6-4. Note: You can also use dark horse before a noun. William Randolph Hearst had briefly been a dark horse candidate for President in 1908. Note: This expression may refer to a horse which people do not know very much about, so that it is difficult to predict how well it will do in a race. See also: dark, horsea dark horse a person, especially a competitor, about whom little is known. The expression was originally horse-racing slang. The earliest recorded use was by Benjamin Disraeli in 1831 : ‘A dark horse, which had never been thought of…rushed past the grand stand in sweeping triumph’.See also: dark, horsea dark ˈhorse (British English) a person who does not tell other people much about their life, and who surprises other people by having interesting qualities: You’re a dark horse! I had no idea you could play the piano so well.This phrase comes from horse racing. A dark horse was a horse that nobody knew much about and later came to mean somebody who wins a race unexpectedly.See also: dark, horsedark horse1. n. an unknown entrant into a contest; a surprise candidate for political office. The party is hoping that a dark horse will appear before the election. 2. mod. previously unknown. A dark horse player can win if all the others are creeps. See also: dark, horsedark horse, aAn unexpected potential winner. The term dates from the nineteenth century and comes from racing, where a horse is termed “dark” when its ancestry and history are unknown. It was so used by Benjamin Disraeli in his novel, The Young Duke (1831), but the precise origin is obscure. Some think it comes from the owner’s dyeing a horse’s hair to disguise it and so get better odds; others cite the practice of a particular American horse trader who made his fast black stallion look like an ordinary saddle horse, rode into town, set up a race, and consistently came out a winner. The term was soon transferred to political candidates on both sides of the Atlantic. The first American presidential dark horse was James Polk, who won the 1844 Democratic nomination only on the eighth ballot and went on to become president.See also: darkdark horse
dark horse, in U.S. politics, a person unexpectedly chosen by a major party as a candidate for public office, especially for the presidency. A presidential dark horse is usually chosen at a party national convention and often has acquired only a local or limited reputation at the time of his nomination. He is invariably the offspring of compromise after rival factions have deadlocked the convention. Probably the best-known example of a dark horse is James K. Polk, who was selected at the Democratic convention of 1844 on the ninth ballot, although he had not been nominated until the eighth ballot.dark horse1. a competitor in a race or contest about whom little is known; an unknown 2. US Politics a candidate who is unexpectedly nominated or elected dark horse
Words related to dark horsenoun a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedlyRelated Words- campaigner
- candidate
- nominee
noun a racehorse about which little is knownRelated Words- bangtail
- race horse
- racehorse
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