Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Fifth column'. MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Select the most appropriate meaning of the idiom: 'Fifth column'.

A. A military unit

B. A subversive group working secretly within an organization

C. A newspaper column

D. A column of five

Answer: Option B

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It means a clandestine faction of traitors.

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