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 Definitions of fifth column  [ɪfθ or, often, fɪθ]  

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Definition of 'fifth column' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) fifth column
a group of people who act traitorously and subversively out of a secret sympathy with an enemy of their country.

2.  fifth column
(originally) Franco sympathizers in Madrid during the Spanish Civil War: the insurgents had four columns marching on Madrid and a “fifth column” of supporters already in the city.
Definition of 'fifth column' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) fifth column, Trojan horse
a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst

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