useful idiot

Noun

derogatory historical

(historical, derogatory, political jargon) Soviet sympathizer in Western countries, from the perspective of the political right.

Japanese Meaning

政治右派の視点から、ソ連に同情的な西側諸国の人々を蔑称する言葉。 / 自らの政治的認識や利益に無自覚なまま、他者に利用される人物を指す表現。

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In the debate, she dismissed her opponent as a useful idiot who echoed Kremlin talking points.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

討論で彼女は相手をソ連の同情者と切り捨て、クレムリンの主張を繰り返していると非難した。

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Sense（1）

(historical, derogatory, political jargon) Soviet sympathizer in Western countries, from the perspective of the political right.

Sense（2）

But what should the Obama Cult do now? The man has turned off the switch on the "Hopenosis" and has revealed the "Change Brigade" for the useful idiots they were.

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useful idiots

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