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fifth column

group of people who undermine a larger group
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Summary

fifth column is a group of humans[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of group of humans entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,591 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: military strategy[3]
  • Commons category: Fifth column[4]
  • Inception: 1936[5]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[7]
  • Has characteristic: sabotage[8], disinformation[9], espionage[10], terrorism[11]
  • Has goal: coup d'état[12]

Why It Matters

fifth column has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

military strategy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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