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Definition of Dark horse
1. Noun. A political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly.
2. Noun. A racehorse about which little is known.
Definition of Dark horse
1. Noun. (idiomatic politics) A candidate who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice. ¹
2. Noun. (rare) An unexpected success. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dark Horse
Literary usage of Dark horse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Review of Reviews and World's Work by Albert Shaw (1904)
"It was understood that among the men prepared at the proper moment to turn away
from Judge Parker and lend support to a dark horse like Mr. Folk were the ..."
2. A History of the Presidency by Edward Stanwood (1898)
"XVII THE FIRST "dark horse" No election ever caused more disappointment, both to
victors and to vanquished, than that of 1840. ..."
3. How the World Votes: The Story of Democratic Development in Elections by Charles Seymour, Donald Paige Frary (1918)
"Of these there are three types, the Favorite, the Favorite Son, and the dark horse.
The Favorite is a man known all over the Union, high in his party ..."
4. Old Time Notes of Pennsylvania: A Connected and Chronological Record of the by Alexander Kelly McClure (1905)
"The nomination of Polk is generally regarded as an accident, as he was the
first "dark horse" who succeeded in obtaining a Presidential nomination, ..."
5. Presidential Nominations and Elections: A History of American Conventions by Joseph Bucklin Bishop (1916)
"It was the first convention to develop a "dark horse," the first to bring about
a nomination by means of a "stampede," and the first to have its proceedings ..."
6. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"dark horse, an unforeseen or compromise candidate in a political contest The term
... Hence jockeys frequently say that " the dark horse will win the race. ..."
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