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Fifth column   Listen
noun
fifth column  n.  
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.
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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Words linked to "Fifth column" :   trojan horse, social unit, unit, fifth columnist, saboteur



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