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Fifth column

A fifth column (or internal enemy) is a group of people who undermine a larger group or nation from within, usually in favor of an enemy group or another nation. The activities of a fifth column can be overt or clandestine. Forces gathered in secret can mobilize openly to assist an external attack. The term is also applied to organized actions by…

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Fifth column

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Avg. degree1.98
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related to Later usage · 104
Fifth column → Adam Schiff, American, Arabic-language, Arthur, As, August, Ba'ath Party, Bulgaria, Bulgarian Communist Party, Bulgarian Turks, Bund, Charlie Hebdo, Chinese, Chongryun, Communist, Communists, Counter-jihad, Czechoslovakia, Department, Donald Trump
related to Second World War · 45
Fifth column → BBC, Belgium, British, British Union, Churchill, Commons, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, During, Europe, Fascists, France, French, German, Germany, House, In, In August, In July, June
related to Further reading · 15
Fifth column → Bilek, Bohumil, Britt George, De Jong, Geyl, Here, London, Louis, Routledge, Second World War, The Fifth, The German Fifth Column, Trinity, Wilfred Funk, Work
related to In popular culture · 15
Fifth column → Australian, Emilio Mola's, Ernest Hemingway's, He, Hemingway, Hotel Florida, In, In December, Madrid, Spain, The, The Enemy Within, The Fifth Column, The Spanish Earth, US
related to Origin · 15
Fifth column → Although, Austrian, Belgrade, European, In, It, October, Pomiankowski, Republican, Serbian, Serbian Radicals, South Slav, Spain, Spanish Civil War, The

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Nancy Pelosiinstance ofin general and political opponents0.80text
Adam Schiff specificallyinstance ofin general and political opponents0.80text
Fifth columnrelated to Further readingBritt George0.60section
Fifth columnrelated to Further readingThe Fifth0.60section
Fifth columnrelated to Further readingHere0.60section
Fifth columnrelated to Further readingWilfred Funk0.60section
Fifth columnrelated to Further readingDe Jong0.60section
Fifth columnrelated to Further readingLouis0.60section
Fifth columnrelated to Further readingGeyl0.60section
Fifth columnrelated to Further readingThe German Fifth Column0.60section
Fifth columnrelated to Further readingSecond World War0.60section
Fifth columnrelated to Further readingRoutledge0.60section

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