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One who remains when expected to leave or after others have left. / (military) An agent who lives in a foreign country, and can be activated in certain circumstances.

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stay-behind

Noun

One who remains when expected to leave or after others have left. / (military) An agent who lives in a foreign country, and can be activated in certain circumstances.

Japanese Meaning

他の人が去った後や予定された退去時に残る者、残留者 / （軍事的意味で）外国に潜伏し、特定の状況下で活動可能なエージェント、潜伏工作員

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After the concert ended, the stay-behind helped the crew pack up the equipment.

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コンサートが終わった後、残っていた人がスタッフの機材片付けを手伝った。

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Sense（1）

One who remains when expected to leave or after others have left.

In areas where stay-behinds could be a threat, however, motion detectors should be used.

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Sense（2）

(military) An agent who lives in a foreign country, and can be activated in certain circumstances.

Bobby Kennedy believed the Mafia had lots of interests in and people in Cuba; he was absolutely convinced that they had left stay-behinds in Cuba and all they had to do was tap into those stay-behinds.

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stay-behinds

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