cattle show

American  

noun

1. an exhibition of prize cattle by cattle breeders, as at a livestock exposition.

2. Informal. a public appearance by the contenders for a political office, a job, or the like, at which they may be judged by voters, prospective employers, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of cattle show

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

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cattle show

This Emily's first brush with fame happens not by way of a poem's publication, but through a cake baking contest at the annual cattle show.

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2021

Streck told Jordan the scene reminded him uncomfortably of “a cattle show, award-winning cows are presented to farmers or something like that.”

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2020

I saw the girl in the picture in the distance at the next year’s cattle show.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 29, 2015

The one-upmanship is dizzying, with characters reeling off statistics about drones, the death penalty, the credit crisis, African leaders and Willie Nelson like auctioneers at a cattle show.

From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2013

It was a pie she made with her own hands, and would have taken a prize for size at any cattle show.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various