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dog in the hunt en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Something that may lead to gain, depending on the outcome; a position for which to campaign or cheer.
    • A national political party is unlikely to feel it has a particular dog in the hunt for a typical small town mayoral race.
    • The ideal solution is to find individuals or agencies without what is often called "a dog in the hunt." Governmental monitoring organizations […] and the World Health Organization (WHO), are probably the most reliable sources of raw data [for this issue] 2005, Alan R. Andreasen, Social marketing in the 21st century, Sage, →ISBN, retrieved 01 Sep 2009, page 50:
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dog, hunt.

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Relateds

skin in the game

Synonyms

horse in the race · dog in the fight · dog in the race