fifth column

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fifth column

A clandestine group of people who work subversively within a group, organization, or country in order to betray it to an allied outside force. In the US during the Cold War, there was constant fear and suspicion of people supposedly working in a fifth column to spread the influence of communism from within.

fifth column

A secret subversive group that works against a country or organization from the inside, as in The government feared that there was a fifth column working to oppose its policies during the crisis . This term was invented by General Emilio Mola during the Spanish Civil War in a radio broadcast on October 16, 1936, in which he said that he had una quinta columna ("a fifth column") of sympathizers for General Franco among the Republicans holding the city of Madrid, and it would join his four columns of troops when they attacked. The term was popularized by Ernest Hemingway and later extended to any traitorous insiders.

fifth column

an organized group of people sympathizing with and working for the enemy within a country at war or otherwise under attack.

Fifth column is a translation of the Spanish phrase quinta columna : during the Spanish Civil War, an extra body of supporters was claimed by General Mola as being within Madrid when he besieged the city with four columns of Nationalist forces in 1936 .

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释义	fifth column Related to fifth column: fifth estate fifth column A clandestine group of people who work subversively within a group, organization, or country in order to betray it to an allied outside force. In the US during the Cold War, there was constant fear and suspicion of people supposedly working in a fifth column to spread the influence of communism from within. See also: column, fifth Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. fifth column A secret subversive group that works against a country or organization from the inside, as in The government feared that there was a fifth column working to oppose its policies during the crisis . This term was invented by General Emilio Mola during the Spanish Civil War in a radio broadcast on October 16, 1936, in which he said that he had una quinta columna ("a fifth column") of sympathizers for General Franco among the Republicans holding the city of Madrid, and it would join his four columns of troops when they attacked. The term was popularized by Ernest Hemingway and later extended to any traitorous insiders. See also: column, fifth The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. fifth column an organized group of people sympathizing with and working for the enemy within a country at war or otherwise under attack. Fifth column is a translation of the Spanish phrase quinta columna : during the Spanish Civil War, an extra body of supporters was claimed by General Mola as being within Madrid when he besieged the city with four columns of Nationalist forces in 1936 . See also: column, fifth Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: fifth columnist ginger group member paid-up member (of something) a card-carrying member (of something) a paid-up member, etc. card-carrying member be a (fully) paid-up member of something be a card-carrying member (of something) fully References in periodicals archive When The Fifth Column finally received a premiere in 1940, it was "adapted" by Benjamin Glazer, a Hollywood screenwriter. The Space Between the Doors: Breaking through the Boundaries of War and Gender Binaries in Hemingway's The Fifth Column The book includes a helpful series of cartoons, photographs, and posters on the fifth column scare. The fifth column in World War II: Suspected subversives in the Pacific War and Australia "Fifth Column Capital, LLC chose to partner with GetCLAMS.com because it already has an established brand and passionate growing community. Fifth Column Capital, LLC Partners with GetClams.com Crytocurrency Project - Invests $23M The Kremlin had identified Nemtsov as among the leaders of a ''fifth column,'' painting him and other opposition figures as traitors in the service of a hostile West. Marchers mourn death of Putin foe Instead of backing proxy statelets, the strategy is to embed the conflict and his fifth column within the Ukrainian state, allowing him to pursue his aims while seeking to lift the costly Western sanctions. Making The Most Of Minsk "Those who marched with flags of the Palestinian Authority demanding that it not give up on the right of return, are a fifth column whose aim is the destruction of Israel," he told army radio. Israeli FM Lieberman slams Arab Israelis over Nakba protest The fourth column should be headed "Link-resolver/vendor" and the fifth column should be headed ''Link-resolver/citation." 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