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  1. useful idiot: Merriam-Webster
  2. useful idiot: Wiktionary
  3. Useful Idiot (Homeland), Useful Idiot, Useful idiot (disambiguation), Useful idiot: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. useful idiot: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (useful idiot)

noun:  (historical, derogatory, politics) A Communist sympathizer in Western countries, from the perspective of the political right.
noun:  (derogatory, politics) One who unwittingly supports a malignant cause through naive attempts to be a force for good.

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