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fifth column
(encz) | fifth column,pátá kolona n: Zdeněk Brož |
fifth column
(gcide) | fifth column \fifth` col"umn\, n. [from a statement during the
Spanish Civil War (1936) that the Falange had four columns of
soldiers marching on the city, and a fifth column "already
there" (i.e. sympathizers inside the Republican lines).]
1. a group of persons inside the battle lines of a territory
engaged in a conflict, who secretly sympathize with the
enemy, and who engage in espionage or sabotage; --
sometimes also referred to as a trojan horse.
[RP]
2. Hence, any faction of persons within a group who secretly
sympathize with an enemy, especially those who engage in
activities harmful to the group; an enemy in one's midst;
a group of traitors.
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fifth column
(wn) | fifth column
n 1: a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in
espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst [syn: {fifth
column}, Trojan horse] |
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